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 LEWISI 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 LEWISFreedom is not a state; it is an act.
JOHN LEWISIf you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
JOHN LEWISYou have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISSensible people have got to work together.
JOHN LEWISSay something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
JOHN LEWISIt is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
JOHN LEWISEvery generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
JOHN LEWISSome of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWISNot one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
JOHN LEWISWhen you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
JOHN LEWISMusic is a universal language.
JOHN LEWISFollowing the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
JOHN LEWISThere’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
JOHN LEWISWe 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