I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
JOHN LEWISIt is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
More John Lewis Quotes
-
-
I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWIS -
Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
JOHN LEWIS -
I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
JOHN LEWIS -
We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
JOHN LEWIS -
You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWIS -
There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWIS -
We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
JOHN LEWIS -
Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWIS -
Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
JOHN LEWIS -
It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
JOHN LEWIS -
People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
JOHN LEWIS -
If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
JOHN LEWIS -
You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
JOHN LEWIS -
I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
JOHN LEWIS -
We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWIS