Heather Cox Richardson 7/17/25
FREEDOM RIDER JOHN LEWIS
"...Before Representative Lewis died, reporter Jonathan Capehart asked
him “what he would say to people who feel as though they have already
been giving it their all but nothing seems to change.” Lewis answered: “You
must be able and prepared to give until you cannot give any more. We must
use our time and our space on this little planet that we call Earth to make a
lasting contribution, to leave it a little better than we found it, and now that
need is greater than ever before.”
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair,” Lewis tweeted almost exactly a year
before his death. “Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be
optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good
trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no
way."..
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/july-17-2025?r=ymxmu&utm_medium=ios
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Heather Cox Richardson 7/17/25
FREEDOM RIDER JOHN LEWIS
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...