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John Lewis

There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWIS

Action Movement Need Non Violence
Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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Bird Civil Faith Movement Prayer Rights Wings
You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Justice Move On Optimism
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Business Faith Give Up Motivational Sports
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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Non Violence Optimism Philosophy
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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Civil Credit Dirty Movement Receive Rights Unbelievable Women Work Hard
You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Hope Inspiratioanl Optimism
Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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Hope Lose One Liner Optimism
Every single vote is precious.
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One Liner Precious Vote
It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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Come Hope Injustice Mobilize Need People Speak Time Togetherness Unity
When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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Change People Shoes Show Struggle Walk
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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Build Conscience Country Soul
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Choose Inspirational Time
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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Individual Trouble
Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Faith Justice Racism
We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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Freedom Racism Want
If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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Community Impossible Possible Sense Team Work Togetherness Unity
It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Clean Environment Green Leaving Nature Responsiblity
We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Light One Liner Positive
I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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Believe Individual Live People Preparation
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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Afraid Believe Courage Speak
We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Black Lives Matter Equality Fellow Human Treatment
A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Democracy Government Justice Power
We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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Help Justice Need People Speak
You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Government Home Vote Wrong

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