Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
JOHN LEWISI 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.
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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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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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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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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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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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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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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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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