Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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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Music is a universal language.
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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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 may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
JOHN LEWIS