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.
JOHN LEWISIf you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Every single vote is precious.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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 vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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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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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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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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