The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWISWe need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Music is a universal language.
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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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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Every single vote is precious.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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