Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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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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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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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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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.
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