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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.

John Lewis

We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Light One Liner Positive
We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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Care Health Privilege Right Stand
Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Faith Justice Racism
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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Black Lives Matter Courage Justice Racism Wind Work
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Brave Capacity Forgiveness Inspirational Let Go Move On People
I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Freedom Hate Obligation Racism Speech
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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Civil Contribution Deal Movement Rights Story Women Women Empowerment
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
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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Comfortable Future Hope Issue Optimism Spite
Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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Faith Inspirational Success
The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Racism Scars Society Stain
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
Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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Path Teaching
We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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Justice Patience Stop
You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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Feeling Gut Justice
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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Division Happiness Hatred Home Ourselves Peace
The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Accomodation Duty Government Reason State
Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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Believe Black Lives Matter Difference
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWIS

Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Comix Music Sense Style
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
It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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Disgarce People Politics Process Shame
I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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Believe Civil Generation Movement Obligation Rights Story
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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Precious Time Vote
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
JOHN LEWIS

Equality Justice Truth
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!
JOHN LEWIS

Believe College Prize School Teacher University

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