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(124,557 posts) Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:42 PM Thursday

Congressman John Lewis Speaks about Nonviolence

Facing History & Ourselves
Jun 24, 2008

Congressman John Lewis recalls how he and other young people studied Thoreau, Gandhi, and King to learn about nonviolence and accept it as a way of life. According to Lewis, "the means and the ends are inseparable."

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We need more John Lewises. In this case, he would have condemned the shooting quickly and urged others to do same. Silent Type Thursday #1

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1. We need more John Lewises. In this case, he would have condemned the shooting quickly and urged others to do same.

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Thu Sep 18, 2025, 06:17 PM

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