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John Lewis

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!
JOHN LEWIS

Believe College Prize School Teacher University
We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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Call Equality Justice Work
Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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Country Exercise Possible Struggle Suffering Vote
Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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Determination Generation Inspirational Leaving Legacy People
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Choose Inspirational Time
We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Equality Fellow Human Treatment
Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Fury Pretty Quick
You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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Believe Consistence Hard Justice Motivational Success
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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Black Gorw Up Men Racism Sign White Women
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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Blood Democracy Participate Process
You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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Justice People Truth Uncomfortable
The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Racism Scars Society Stain
Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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Country Lifetime Soul Struggle
It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Clean Environment Green Leaving Nature Responsiblity
A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Democracy Government Justice Power

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