The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
JOHN LEWISWe must be headlights and not taillights.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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.
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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 do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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Every single vote is precious.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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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.
JOHN LEWIS






