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His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
“At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man’s unending search for freedom,” the President said. “So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama.”
Robert A. Caro • Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II
In order to “win a man to your cause,” Lincoln explained, you must first reach his heart, “the great high road to his reason.”
Doris Kearns Goodwin • Team of Rivals
If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power of one person — Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan, Malala — one person can change the world by giving people hope.
William H. McRaven • "Make Your Bed"
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” - Robert F. Kennedy... See more
There is a relentless drive in human beings, both inward and transcendent, that demands dignity and propels our progress—it is the spirit of justice. It is the conviction to continue the struggle no matter the odds or the obstacles. It is the heartbeat of people who hunger and thirst for righteousness. It will not concede. It will not let the evil
... See moreJemar Tisby • The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance
