You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWISWithout our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
More John Lewis Quotes
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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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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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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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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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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