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| James Earl Jones |
Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race |
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| Janelle Gray |
The problem is, some officers put more stock in their title instead of their duty. Yes, your job title is "police." But your duty is to protect and serve. Start there. |
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| Jesse Jackson |
If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds |
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| Jesse Jackson |
We have long lines at the death of someone but short lines for voting |
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| John Hope Franklin |
I am afraid that I cannot 'tidy' up the history that Americans themselves have made. |
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| John Lewis |
I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful |
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| John Lewis |
Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind? |
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| John Lewis |
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America. |
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| John Lewis |
Nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. Why? Because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet. |
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| John Lewis |
If not us, then who? If not now, then when? |
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| John Lewis |
To those who have said, 'Be patient and wait,' we have long said that we cannot be patient. We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now! We are tired. We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jail over and over again. |
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| John Lewis |
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to do something. |
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| John Lewis |
Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society. |
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| John Lewis |
Faith is being so sure of what the spirit has whispered in your heart that your belief in its eventuality is unshakable. |
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| John Lewis |
Never let anyone - any person or any force - dampen, dim or diminish your light |
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