Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWISRosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWISI say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
JOHN LEWISWe must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
JOHN LEWISWithout our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWISYou have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
JOHN LEWISFreedom 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 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.
JOHN LEWISNonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
JOHN LEWISYou cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
JOHN LEWISI say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWISWe must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWISWe must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWISThere is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWISI believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWISNever lose your hope, be optimistic.
JOHN LEWISSegregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWIS