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" There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action. "
John Lewis
Direct
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Need
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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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" Many young people, many children, are being abused, being put down, being bullied because of their sexual orientation. "
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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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Library
" Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living. "
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" Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back. "
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" A few days after Bloody Sunday, there was demonstration in more than 80 American cities. People were demanding that the government act. "
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" Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. "
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" We had teachers, we had high school principals, we had people teaching in colleges and university in Tuskegee, Alabama. But they were told they failed the so-called literacy test. "
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" 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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" I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble. "
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Feel
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" I grew up in rural Alabama, 50 miles from Montgomery, in a very loving, wonderful family: wonderful mother, wonderful father. We attended church; we went to Sunday school every Sunday. "
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Family
Sunday
" I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future. "
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" Black men and women were not allowed to register to vote. My own mother, my own father, my grandfather and my uncles and aunts could not register to vote because each time they attempted to register to vote, they were told they could not pass the literacy test. "
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Father
Men
Mother
" 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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Vote
Process
Impossible
" 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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Me
Man
" The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I mourned and I cried like many of our citizens did. "
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Made
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" I do not agree with what Mr. Snowden did. He has damaged American international relations and compromised our national security. He leaked classified information and may have jeopardized human lives. That must be condemned. "
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Security
Information
" The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. "
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Go
You
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" The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. "
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Vote
Most
" I always felt growing up that in the South there was evil but also good - so much good. "
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Growing
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" We must bring the issue of mental illness out into the sunlight, out of the shadow, out of the closet, deal with it, treat people, have centers where people can get the necessary help. "
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" 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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" We're one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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You
" There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair. "
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Little
Right
Fair