To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
JOHN LEWISI believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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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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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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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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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