Quote by John Lewis
The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were

The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something. – John Lewis

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It was not enough to come and listen to a great sermon or message every Sunday morning and be confined to those four walls and those four corners. You had to get out and do something. – John Lewis

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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 – Bible

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Comedy is an escape, not from truth but from despair a narrow escape into faith. – Christopher Fry

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I desire an special interest in your prayers that my faith fail not in the day of adversity. – John Hawley

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Faith is love taking the form of aspiration. – William Ellery Channing

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