You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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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!
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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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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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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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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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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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