You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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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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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Music is a universal language.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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!
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