We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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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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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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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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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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