We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWISPeople must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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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 believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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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