You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWIS
Without 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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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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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Music is a universal language.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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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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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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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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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