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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.

John Lewis

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.
JOHN LEWIS

Fall In Love Freedom Individual Love Person Race
You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWIS

Give Up Motivational Persistence Press Push
I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
JOHN LEWIS

Average Extraordinary Gift Grow Up Poor
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
JOHN LEWIS

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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
JOHN LEWIS

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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
JOHN LEWIS

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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.
JOHN LEWIS

Country Lifetime Soul Struggle
Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWIS

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Every single vote is precious.
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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
JOHN LEWIS

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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
JOHN LEWIS

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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
JOHN LEWIS

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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWIS

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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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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.

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