We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
JOHN LEWISWe need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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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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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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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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People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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