Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
JOHN LEWISWe are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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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 cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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.
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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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