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“I believe in nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living.”

John Lewis (civil rights leader)

Academy of Achievement web site http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/lew0pro-1 (url accessed on October 22, 2008)

Life , Way

“I know your pain, your rage, your sense of despair and hopelessness. Justice has, indeed, been denied for far too long. Rioting, looting, and burning is not the way. Organize. Demonstrate. Sit-in. Stand-up. Vote. Be constructive, not destructive.”

John Lewis (civil rights leader)

Source: Twitter https://twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/1266878938049101826, (30 May 2020)

Despair , Pain , Justice , Way

“55 years ago today, we were beaten, tear gassed, and trampled by horses. I thought I saw death. I thought I was going to die. I don't know how I made it back, but I know we cannot rest. We cannot become weary. We must keep pushing and pulling and find a way to get in the way.”

John Lewis (civil rights leader)

Source: Twitter https://twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/1236392740717543424, (7 March 2020)

Way , Horse , Death , Tear

“We were beaten, we were tear-gassed. I thought I was going to die on this bridge. But somehow and some way, God almighty helped me here. We cannot give up now. We cannot give in. We must keep the faith, keep our eyes on the prize.”

John Lewis (civil rights leader)

Source: Twitter https://twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/1234277472776183810, (1 March 2020)

God , Faith , Help , Way