To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
JOHN LEWISWe may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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 cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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Music is a universal language.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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