Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Dr. King was one of the most inspiring human beings I ever met. He was such a warm, compassionate, and loving human… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I mourned and I cried like many of our… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Early on, I wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was 17. I felt called, moved. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I couldn't say no to A. Philip Randolph and no to Martin Luther King, Jr. These two men, I loved them, I… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When I was 15 years old in the tenth grade, I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We need comprehensive immigration reform. Dr. King wouldn't be pleased at all to know that there are millions of people living in… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I remember back in the 1960s - late '50s, really - reading a comic book called 'Martin Luther King Jr. and the… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We are one people; we are only family. And when we finally accept these truths, then we will be able to fulfill… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When I was 15 years old in 1955, I heard of Rosa Parks. I heard the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I think Dr. King would be pleased to see the number of elected officials of color - African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Listening to Dr. King on the radio inspired me. Coming under the influence of Jim Lawson inspired me to think that I,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I happen to believe that this election year [2016] is...one of the most important elections that we're going to face in a very long… — John Lewis Copy Share
If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if… — John Lewis Copy Share
I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called 'the beloved… — John Lewis Copy Share
[Donald Trump's inauguration] will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that… — John Lewis Copy Share
To question the legitimacy of the next United States president, you know, and you're worried about a tweet that says, hey, why don't you… — John Lewis Copy Share
We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over again. And… — John Lewis Copy Share
Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a… — John Lewis Copy Share
“For me, the nomination of Barack Obama as a candidate for president and his inauguration in Washington represents a brief glimpse at the power… — John Lewis Copy Share
Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. — John Lewis Copy Share
The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. — John Lewis Copy Share
My position is very, very simple. That I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color, not to stand… — John Lewis Copy Share
Many of us in Nashville accepted nonviolence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic. — John Lewis Copy Share
Right now, what my job is - pardon me? Those are just words. Right now, what my - my job is right now going… — John Lewis Copy Share
Donald Trump has made it clear that certainly over the last few years that President [Barack] Obama was born in Hawaii. — John Lewis Copy Share
