We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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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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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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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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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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