Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWISSegregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWISMusic is a universal language.
JOHN LEWISI say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWISThe reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWISEvery single vote is precious.
JOHN LEWISYou have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISPeace cannot exist where justice is not served.
JOHN LEWISThe lessons of nonviolence are universal.
JOHN LEWISWe do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
JOHN LEWISOur struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
JOHN LEWISYou cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWISThere’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
JOHN LEWISYou have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWISYou have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISYou have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
JOHN LEWISPeople must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
JOHN LEWIS