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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

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John Lewis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1940
Born: February 21
Died: 2020
Died: July 17
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Human Rights Activist
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U.S. Representative
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Alabama
John Robert Lewis
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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But you have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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