Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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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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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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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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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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