It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
JOHN LEWISPeople will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
More John Lewis Quotes
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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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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We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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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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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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