You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWIS
JOHN LEWIS
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John LewisJohn Lewis When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
John LewisJohn Lewis You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
John LewisJohn Lewis In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
John LewisJohn Lewis 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 LewisJohn Lewis Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
John LewisJohn Lewis People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
John LewisJohn Lewis If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
John LewisJohn Lewis Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
John LewisJohn Lewis You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
John LewisJohn Lewis You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
John LewisJohn Lewis Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
John LewisJohn Lewis Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
John LewisJohn Lewis Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
John LewisJohn Lewis Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
John LewisJohn Lewis Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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