People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
JOHN LEWISWe must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
More John Lewis Quotes
-
-
Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWIS -
Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWIS -
There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWIS -
You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
JOHN LEWIS -
Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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 -
The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWIS -
We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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 -
Hate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWIS -
Sensible people have got to work together.
JOHN LEWIS -
In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
JOHN LEWIS -
Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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