You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWISWe need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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Every single vote is precious.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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