The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWISThe scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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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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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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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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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