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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.

John Lewis

I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
JOHN LEWIS

Average Extraordinary Gift Grow Up Poor
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
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!
JOHN LEWIS

Believe College Prize School Teacher University
The vote controls everything that you do.
JOHN LEWIS

Control Government One Liner Vote
We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
JOHN LEWIS

Freedom Racism Want
Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWIS

Country Exercise Possible Struggle Suffering Vote
Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
JOHN LEWIS

Division Happiness Hatred Home Ourselves Peace
We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
JOHN LEWIS

Call Equality Justice Work
The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWIS

Music Play Reward
Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWIS

Book Comic Reading
A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Government Justice Power
You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice People Truth Uncomfortable
When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
JOHN LEWIS

Change People Shoes Show Struggle Walk
We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
JOHN LEWIS

Community Country Family Unity
You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice Move On Optimism
You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
JOHN LEWIS

Feeling Gut Justice

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