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.
JOHN LEWISOur 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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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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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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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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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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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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