But then when you think and read about people like John Lewis in the 1960s and getting on those buses and sitting in those diners and having mobs of thousands attacking them, being beaten and not responding, not reacting and being nonviolent, I mean, There is no greater form of heroism than [John Lewis and the Freedom riders] in a lot of ways. Right? And I think that it also. There's no greater form of optimism about what it means to persist and to make this country a better place for future generations. (43:16–43:22)
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Asserts that the actions of John Lewis and the Freedom riders represent the highest form of heroism.
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