Sensible people have got to work together.
JOHN LEWISNever become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
More John Lewis Quotes
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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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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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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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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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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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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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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