American - Politician | February 21, 1940 -
The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed in America - they're black, white, Latino, Native American and Asian American.
John Lewis
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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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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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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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I don't understand it, how President Johnson can send troops to Vietnam and cannot send troops to Selma, Alabama, to protect people whose only desire is to register to vote.
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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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