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The lessons of nonviolence are universal. Not just for America.

John Lewis

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John Lewis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1940
Born: February 21
Died: 2020
Died: July 17
Chairperson
Human Rights Activist
Politician
U.S. Representative
Troy
Alabama
John Robert Lewis
Lessons
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America

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[Donald Trump] is not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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We never gave up. We didn't get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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I think, in fact, I think President [Barack] Obama could step up.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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