I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
JOHN LEWISFollowing the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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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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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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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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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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