Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
JOHN LEWISI say from time to time that the vote is precious.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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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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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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 say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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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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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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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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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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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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