The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWISYou have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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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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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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