Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWISWithout prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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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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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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.
JOHN LEWIS