You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
JOHN LEWISTo make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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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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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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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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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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