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RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:54 PM Jan 2018

John Lewis today on The View - very moving

It's not that I've never seen him tell his story before, but for some reason it was especially moving today. He was in an extremely sober mood. Somber, even.

I think Whoopi asked him if how he dealt with his anger, and hatred after being beaten like that.

As most people probably know, MLK, Jr preached love, not hatred and fear. And Lewis was eloquent on the subject. He related that MLK said hatred is too big a burden to carry.

But what I wrote down and wanted to share here is this, which he said is his philosophy. It's so succinct, so precise, such a clear and unambiguous statement of priorities that I had to adopt it as my own (and I think I'll go add it to my signature line):

When you see something that's not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to DO something.

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John Lewis today on The View - very moving (Original Post) RandomAccess Jan 2018 OP
Too Bad Only The Black Democrats Like Him Have Guts To Boycott State Of Union SoCalMusicLover Jan 2018 #1
On an average day John Lewis does more for this country and humanity Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #2
I'd have to agree with you RandomAccess Jan 2018 #3
 

SoCalMusicLover

(3,194 posts)
1. Too Bad Only The Black Democrats Like Him Have Guts To Boycott State Of Union
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:59 PM
Jan 2018

He is the backbone for the other spineless cowards that make up the party leadership.

Maybe he will be kicked out like Franken was, since he has some integrity.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
2. On an average day John Lewis does more for this country and humanity
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:16 PM
Jan 2018

than the trump, pence, kushner, ryan and mcconnell families combined in their lifetimes.

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