I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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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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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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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 it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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