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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In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t. – Blaise Pascal

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It helps, I think, to consider ourselves on a very long journey: the main thing is to keep to the faith, to endure, to help each other when we stumble or tire, to weep and press on. – Mary Richards

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I believe in faith, family and country. I really keep it that simple. – Sean Hannity

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Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job thats paying you a fortune but its not whats in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have. – John Tesh

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Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair… – Susan Polis Shutz

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Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth. – Johann von Goethe

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