We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
JOHN LEWISWe will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
JOHN LEWISNever become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWISThe government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
JOHN LEWISMusic is a universal language.
JOHN LEWISVoting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWISSegregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWISWe must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWISFreedom is not a state; it is an act.
JOHN LEWISYou have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
JOHN LEWISNever lose your hope, be optimistic.
JOHN LEWISEven 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 LEWISYou cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
JOHN LEWISReading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWISIn spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
JOHN LEWISWithout our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWISThe reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWIS