Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
JOHN LEWISPeople should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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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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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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