Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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 believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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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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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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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 scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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