It's a lucky man, a very lucky man, who is committed to what he believes, who has stifled intellectual detachment and can relax in the luxury of his emotions - like a tipsy traveller resting for the night at wayside inn.

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We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. - John Lewis

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It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process. - John Lewis

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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. - John Lewis

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There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair. - John Lewis

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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art.

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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. - John Lewis

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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. - John Lewis

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

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

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