If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
JOHN LEWISYou have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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Every single vote is precious.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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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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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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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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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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