We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
JL
John LewisRemarks to House Democrats (2010)
About John Lewis
Civil rights leader and longtime U.S. Congressman from Georgia. (1940-2020)
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- Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.Post on Twitter (2018)
- Freedom is not a state; it is an act.Across That Bridge (2012)
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- Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.Abraham Lincoln
- With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in.Abraham Lincoln
- Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.George Washington
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