Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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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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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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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