Tag: John Lewis
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
John Lewis
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I really believe that all of us, as Americans… we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
John Lewis
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I am very, very hopeful about the American South – I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called ‘the beloved community.’
John Lewis
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If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King’s dream, I say, ‘No, it’s just a down payment.’
John Lewis
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Many young people, many children, are being abused, being put down, being bullied because of their sexual orientation.
John Lewis
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I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble.
John Lewis
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The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
John Lewis
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It was not enough to come and listen to a great sermon or message every Sunday morning and be confined to those four walls and those four corners. You had to get out and do something.
John Lewis
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I don’t understand it, how President Johnson can send troops to Vietnam and cannot send troops to Selma, Alabama, to protect people whose only desire is to register to vote.
John Lewis
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Sometimes I hear people saying, ‘Nothing has changed.’ Come and walk in my shoes.
John Lewis