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" I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders. "
John Lewis
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Civil Rights
Never
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" The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating. "
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" Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings. "
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Bird
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" I was honored to have an opportunity to speak on August 28th, 1963. "
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" Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a sense that we are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family. "
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" I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I was only 16 years old - we went down to the public library trying to check out some books, and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors. It was a public library. "
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" Dr. King was one of the most inspiring human beings I ever met. He was such a warm, compassionate, and loving human being. "
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" I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people. "
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" When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn't like it. "
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" The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something. "
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" To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process. "
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Process
Impossible
" The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts are very partisan. "
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Fraud
Over
" I remember back in the 1960s - late '50s, really - reading a comic book called 'Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Story.' Fourteen pages. It sold for 10 cents. And this little book inspired me to attend non-violence workshops, to study about Gandhi, about Thoreau, to study Martin Luther King, Jr., to study civil disobedience. "
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Book
King
" Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process. "
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Little
Process
Blood
" The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. "
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Tool
Vote
Most
" The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. "
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Go
You
Vote
" I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called 'the beloved community.' "
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King
I Am
" Comics, in a sense, the style, the images - it's almost like music. They say music is a universal language, but when the eyes behold something, a figure, somebody moving; it's real, and it cannot be denied. "
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Moving
Eyes
Music
" I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It's time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we're all in the same boat. "
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Time
Believe
Boat
" Many young people, many children, are being abused, being put down, being bullied because of their sexual orientation. "
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Children
Young
People
" We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against. "
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People
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" We are one people; we are only family. And when we finally accept these truths, then we will be able to fulfill Dr. King's dream to build a beloved community, a nation, and a world at peace with itself. "
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" If someone had told me in 1963 that one day I would be in Congress, I would have said, 'You're crazy. You don't know what you're talking about.' "
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Crazy
You
" When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something. "
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Say
Speak
" It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process. "
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Take
" People come up to me in airports, they walk into the office, and they say, 'I'm going to cry; I'm going to pass out.' And I say, 'Please don't pass out; I'm not a doctor.' "
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" I travel all the time, but when I come back to the South, I see such progress. In a real sense, a great deal of the South has been redeemed. People feel freer, more complete, more whole, because of what happened in the movement. "
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Great
Time
" Selma was the turning point. "
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Turning
Point
" I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child. "
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" I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind. "
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Life