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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. "

John Lewis

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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.' "

" Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. "

" Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work. "

" 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. "

" Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today. "

" The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. "

" Who gets the bird, the hunter or the dog? "

" I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in. "

" You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right. "

" The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. "

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" There are still forces in America that want to divide us along racial lines, religious lines, sex, class. But we've come too far; we've made too much progress to stop or to pull back. We must go forward. And I believe we will get there. "

" 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. "

" It's not just Barack Obama, but I doubt Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton would have made it to the White House without Selma. "

" Too many of us still believe our differences define us. "

" 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. "

" In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7 was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and to the nation that people of color wanted to register to vote. "

" To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process. "

" 1963, because of the sense of moral authority that the civil rights movement had, we were able to get people to respond, because of the quality of our demand and our sense of moral authority. "

" I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings. "

" Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it. "

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Go For It

Happy

" The vote controls everything that you do. "

" If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you're consistent, you will succeed. "

" We need comprehensive immigration reform. Dr. King wouldn't be pleased at all to know that there are millions of people living in the shadow, living in fear in places like Georgia and Alabama. "

" I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders. "

" 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.' "

" We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters. "

" In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to vote. The only place you could attempt to register was to go down to the courthouse. You had to pass a so-called literacy test. And they would tell people over and over again that they didn't or couldn't pass the literacy test. "

" Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings. "

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