Hate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWISReading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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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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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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Every single vote is precious.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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