Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
JOHN LEWISIt is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
More John Lewis Quotes
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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 met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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 lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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