Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
JOHN LEWISDon’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
JOHN LEWISThe vote controls everything that you do.
JOHN LEWISWhen you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
JOHN LEWISWe must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWISWithout our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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 LEWISNot one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
JOHN LEWISWe need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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 LEWISYou have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
JOHN LEWISPeople 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 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 LEWISI think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
JOHN LEWISThe vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWISSegregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWISWhen you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
JOHN LEWIS