I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
JOHN LEWISRioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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Music is a universal language.
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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just 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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Every single vote is precious.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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