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John Lewis

We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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Community Country Family Unity
You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Justice Move On Optimism
Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Comix Music Sense Style
You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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Give Up Motivational Persistence Press Push
Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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Job Racism Vote Work
The vote controls everything that you do.
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Control Government One Liner Vote
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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Black Lives Matter Courage Justice Racism Wind Work
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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Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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Justice Patience Stop
We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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Despair Faith Give Up Lost Progress Push Sea Work Hard
Every single vote is precious.
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One Liner Precious Vote
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
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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Against Dare Life Sail Thinking Wind
The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Racism Scars Society Stain
Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Fury Pretty Quick
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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Believe Individual Live People Preparation

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