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.
JOHN LEWISCreate a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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Every single vote is precious.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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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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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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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.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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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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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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