Tag: John Lewis
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Early on, I wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was 17. I felt called, moved.
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Who gets the bird, the hunter or the dog?
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I studied the philosophy and the discipline of non-violence in Nashville as a student. And I staged a sitting-in in the fall of 1959 and got arrested the first time in February 1960.
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A few days after Bloody Sunday, there was demonstration in more than 80 American cities. People were demanding that the government act.
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Be hopeful. Be optimistic. Never lose that sense of hope.
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The press is supposed to serve as a check on government.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child.
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Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work.
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