Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWISOur struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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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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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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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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