You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
JOHN LEWISFollowing the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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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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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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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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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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