Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
JOHN LEWISPeace cannot exist where justice is not served.
JOHN LEWISEvery single vote is precious.
JOHN LEWISWe must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWISThe lessons of nonviolence are universal.
JOHN LEWISComics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
JOHN LEWISWe must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWISYou have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
JOHN LEWISWe cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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 scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
JOHN LEWISThere is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWISSometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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 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 LEWIS