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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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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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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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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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I think that [James] Comey acted in an outrageous way during the [presidential ] campaign [in 2016].
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My mother and father and many of my relatives had been sharecroppers.
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I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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To question the legitimacy of the next United States president, you know, and you're worried about a tweet that says, hey, why don't you get back to work instead of questioning my legitimacy? Too bad.
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I've said it in the past and I'll say it again today: the vote is precious it's almost sacred.
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Some people know Rosa Parks, they know Daisy Bates in Arkansas, but every... Ruby Doris Smith, Diane Nash, countless individuals.
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My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination, they told me not to get in the way, not to get in trouble, not to make any noise.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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