If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just a down payment.'
From John Lewis
I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future.
There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic society that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the world.
I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.
Early on, I wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was 17. I felt called, moved.
We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and its grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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