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

John Lewis

You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWIS

Hope Inspiratioanl Optimism
In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
JOHN LEWIS

Comfortable Future Hope Issue Optimism Spite
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWIS

Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
JOHN LEWIS

Demand Democracy Determination Force God Number Togetherness
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Arrest Attempt Murder People Register Undersstand Vote
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Creative Cry People Racism
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

Precious Time Vote
You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice Move On Optimism
The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
JOHN LEWIS

Racism Scars Society Stain
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
JOHN LEWIS

Equality Justice Truth
People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Change Forget Happen Hope People
I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
JOHN LEWIS

Arrive Believe Country Model Right True World
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
I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWIS

Individual Trouble
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWIS

Blood Democracy Participate Process
Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
JOHN LEWIS

Bird Civil Faith Movement Prayer Rights Wings

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