There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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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Every single vote is precious.
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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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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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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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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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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
JOHN LEWIS