You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWISThe vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
More John Lewis Quotes
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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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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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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Music is a universal language.
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