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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.

John Lewis

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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Justice Moral Obligation Right
Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Business Faith Give Up Motivational Sports
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.
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Civil Credit Dirty Movement Receive Rights Unbelievable Women Work Hard
Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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Cry Distance Emotional Feeling Happiness Progress
We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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Freedom Racism Want
If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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Believe Consistence Give Up Hope Optimism Success
People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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Arrest Attempt Murder People Register Undersstand Vote
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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Black Lives Matter Courage Justice Racism Wind Work
Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Black Lives Matter Happiness Justice Process
You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Hope Inspiratioanl Optimism
Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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Black Lives Matter Burdem Hate
Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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Action Creation Freedom Generation Society
Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Faith Justice Racism
We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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Community Country Family Unity
It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Clean Environment Green Leaving Nature Responsiblity
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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Black Lives Matter Creative Cry People Racism

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