There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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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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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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