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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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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 that [James] Comey acted in an outrageous way during the [presidential ] campaign [in 2016].
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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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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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[Donald Trump] is not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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