When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
JOHN LEWISWhen growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
JOHN LEWISThe lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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 LEWISWe never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
JOHN LEWISI say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWISYou have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISSensible people have got to work together.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
JOHN LEWISWe all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
JOHN LEWISIf you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
JOHN LEWISWe must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
JOHN LEWISHate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWISToo many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWISYou have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
JOHN LEWISWe are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
JOHN LEWIS