Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
JOHN LEWISYoung people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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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 may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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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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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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