There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWISI would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
More John Lewis Quotes
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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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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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 must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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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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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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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Music is a universal language.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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