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Feb 19, 2021 · John Lewis on justice and democracy. Embed from Getty Images. “A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option — for peace cannot exist where justice is not served.”
- Motivational Quotes on Gun Violence
- Famous Quotes About Stopping Gun Violence
- Quotes from Shane Claiborne
- Quotes from Shannon Watts
“Don’t let anyone tell you that these bad things happen and then everyone goes back to “normal.” … You don’t have to be ‘everyone.’ Stay with the grief. Stay with the anger. Stay troubled by it all. Stay open-hearted to those who grieve. Stay tuned to those working for change.” — Morgan Harper Nichols, artist “We can choose to be hopeful, try and p...
“It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity — it’s inhumanity.” — Amanda Gorman “Why is it that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?” — Malala Yousafzai “Hopelessness is not hard. Hopelessness is a resignation – a luxury folks might have if their childr...
“When the Second Amendment was written, guns fired 1 round a minute. Now they can fire over 100. Guns have evolved over the years. So should our gun laws.” — Shane Claiborne “There’s folks that say we don’t have a gun problem, we have a heart problem. We realize we’ve got both a gun problem and a heart problem. God heals hearts and people change la...
“If arming more people meant that we would be safer, we would be the safest country on earth.” — Shannon Watts “These extremists are afraid their guns will be taken away — we’re afraid our children will be taken away,” — Shannon Watts, to Reuters “We'll not be intimidated, we'll not back down.” — Shannon Watts, to Reuters “A mom fighting to protect...
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- “The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.”
- “Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.”
- “We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself. We will try to persuade with our words, but if our words fail, we will try to persuade with our acts.”
- “The only weapon that we have in our hands this evening is the weapon of protest. That’s all.”
- Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr. Love, Inspirational, Life.
- Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Martin Luther King, Jr. Kings, Stars, Hate.
- Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all.
- At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. Martin Luther King, Jr. Love, Thought Provoking, Principles.
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- "Enough Is Enough" District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, who attended the rally in her city, told the crowd of protesters that "enough is enough." "I speak as a mayor, a mom, and I speak for millions of Americans and America's mayors who are demanding that Congress do its job.
- "I'm Sorry. I'm So Angry" David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and a founder of March For Our Lives, said he was "so angry."
- "Our Elected Officials Betrayed Us" On stage with Hogg was Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son, Joaquin, was killed in Parkland. "Our elected officials betrayed us and have avoided the responsibility to end gun violence," Oliver said.
- "We Don't Have To Live Like This" "We've been here before, and we have been here before too many times. We don't have to live like this," Mayor Bowser told the crowd in D.C.
Jan 31, 2024 · Here are 50 racial justice quotes and quotes about racism from Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Colin Kaepernick and more to inspire you to fight racism.
Feb 21, 2018 · “We cannot protect our guns before we protect our children.” Delaney Tarr, Parkland school shooting survivor, in Tallahassee. Video Ad Feedback. Survivor to lawmakers: We're coming after you. 02:55...
