Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWISReading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWISWe all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
JOHN LEWISYou have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWISNever become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWISThe vote controls everything that you do.
JOHN LEWISWe cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
JOHN LEWISTo divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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 government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
JOHN LEWISI truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
JOHN LEWISTo make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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 LEWISI believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWISBy the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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 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 LEWIS