Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWISWhen 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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I say from time to time that the 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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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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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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