We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
JOHN LEWISWithout our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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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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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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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 will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Music is a universal language.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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