Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWISWhen people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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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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