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.
JOHN LEWISNot one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
More John Lewis Quotes
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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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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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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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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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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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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