I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWISWe may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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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 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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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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Every single vote is precious.
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