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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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John Lewis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1940
Born: February 21
Died: 2020
Died: July 17
Chairperson
Human Rights Activist
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U.S. Representative
Troy
Alabama
John Robert Lewis
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My mother and father and many of my relatives had been sharecroppers.
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That's where the outrage should be, not old news, but the fact that we are preparing for the transfer of power. and we have been working with President [Barack] Obama, hand in glove, and I think that they - including the president - should step up and get his people in line and tell them to grow up and accept the fact that they lost the election.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal. Not just for America.
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We all remember that [Donald] Trump was one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement trying to delegitimize the presidency of our first African-American president Barack Obama, which is an outrage.
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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Don`t give up! Don`t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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I think putting the United States down across the world is not something that a responsible person does.
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I think [James Comey] should take a hard look at what he has done. And I think it would not be a bad thing for the American people if he did step down.
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I heard Dr. King speaking on the radio, and it seemed like he was saying, John Robert Lewis, you too can make a contribution. You can get involved!
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Races don't fall in love, genders don't fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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Nobody thinks that Obamacare is perfect. It has its problems.
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I think [Donald Trump] is going to be inaugurated this week. I have great concerns, and apparently Republicans do as well, and there's going to be an investigation about the role that Russian hacking played in getting him elected.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It's not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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