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 LEWISNever lose your hope, be optimistic.
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 LEWISYou cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
JOHN LEWISWe must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWISYou must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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 LEWISI believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
JOHN LEWISIt’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
JOHN LEWISYoung people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWISIt is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
JOHN LEWISI believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
JOHN LEWISYou have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWISNot one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
JOHN LEWISThe vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWISThe lessons of nonviolence are universal.
JOHN LEWIS