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(124,626 posts) Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:42 PM Sep 18

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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Congressman John Lewis Speaks about Nonviolence (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 18 OP

We need more John Lewises. In this case, he would have condemned the shooting quickly and urged others to do same. Silent Type Sep 18 #1

Silent Type

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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

Sep 18

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