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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.

John Lewis

Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
JOHN LEWIS

Division Happiness Hatred Home Ourselves Peace
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Civil Credit Dirty Movement Receive Rights Unbelievable Women Work Hard
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWIS

Blood Democracy Participate Process
The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
JOHN LEWIS

Accomodation Duty Government Reason State
There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWIS

Civil Contribution Deal Movement Rights Story Women Women Empowerment
Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Happiness Justice Process
Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
JOHN LEWIS

Comix Music Sense Style
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
JOHN LEWIS

Choose Inspirational Time
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Come Hope Injustice Mobilize Need People Speak Time Togetherness Unity
When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Gorw Up Men Racism Sign White Women
We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
JOHN LEWIS

Dignity Love Spirit
Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWIS

Book Comic Reading
The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice People Truth Uncomfortable
I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
JOHN LEWIS

Believe College Prize School Teacher University

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