I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
JOHN LEWISThere’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
More John Lewis Quotes
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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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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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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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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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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