Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWISNever lose your hope, be optimistic.
More John Lewis Quotes
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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Music is a universal language.
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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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