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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Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies. – George Whitefield

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It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying. – Mason Cooley

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I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesnt mean I have to agree or that I have to turn my back on the tenets of my faith and reject the tenets of my faith when it comes to homosexuality. – Ed Gillespie

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The body never lies. – Martha Graham

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