We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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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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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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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Sensible people have got to work together.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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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’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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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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Music is a universal language.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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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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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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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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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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