The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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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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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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Music is a universal language.
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I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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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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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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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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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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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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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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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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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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