We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
JOHN LEWISIn spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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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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