You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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 believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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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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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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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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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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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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