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" The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. "
John Lewis
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" When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't become a registered voter until I moved to Tennessee, to Nashville, as a student. "
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" MLK, Jr. taught me how to say no to segregation, and I can hear him saying now... when you straighten up your back, no man can ride you. He said stand up straight and say no to racial discrimination. "
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" 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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" We are one people with one family. We all live in the same house... and through books, through information, we must find a way to say to people that we must lay down the burden of hate. For hate is too heavy a burden to bear. "
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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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" Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes. "
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" What 'March' is saying is that it doesn't matter whether we are black or white, Latino or Asian. It doesn't matter whether we are straight or gay. "
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" Too many of us still believe our differences define us. "
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" 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
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Boat
" Early on, I wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was 17. I felt called, moved. "
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Felt
Early
" You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel. "
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Go
Feel
You
" If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just a down payment.' "
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Dream
Say
You
" We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against. And it doesn't matter whether they are black or white, Latino, Asian or Native American, whether they are straight or gay, Muslim, Christian, or Jews. "
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American
People
Stand Up
" You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward. "
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You
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Forward
" The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do something. "
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" 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
" Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble. "
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Good
Find
Way
" There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair. "
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Little
Right
Fair
" Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. "
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Vote
American
Exercise
" Who gets the bird, the hunter or the dog? "
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Gets
Hunter
Who
" 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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Doctor
Me
Walk
" There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic society that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the world. "
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World
Rest
People
" There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action. "
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" I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in. "
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See
Believe
Done
" I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people. "
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" Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we've come and the progress we've made. "
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Joy
" When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful, too optimistic, but you have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence. "
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" Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear. "
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" You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way. "
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" 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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