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" You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people. "
John Lewis
You
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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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" Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work. "
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" Obama is not an African American president, but a president of all Americans. It doesn't matter if you are black, white, Hispanic, he's the president of all races. "
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" Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. "
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" I would say the country is a different country. It is a better country. The signs I saw when I was growing up are gone and they will not return. In many ways the walls of segregation have been torn down. "
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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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" 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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" When you make mistakes, when you're wrong, you should admit you're wrong and ask people to forgive you. "
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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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Me
Man
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American
House
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People
Young
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" Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today. "
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Think
King
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