Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWISTo divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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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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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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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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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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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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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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 must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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