Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWISWe all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
More John Lewis Quotes
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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