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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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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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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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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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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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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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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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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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