Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
A few days after Bloody Sunday, there was demonstration in more than 80 American cities. People were demanding that the government act. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When you make mistakes, when you're wrong, you should admit you're wrong and ask people to forgive you. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Many young people, many children, are being abused, being put down, being bullied because of their sexual orientation. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I think [James Comey] should take a hard look at what he has done. And I think it would not be a… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Some people know Rosa Parks, they know Daisy Bates in Arkansas, but every... Ruby Doris Smith, Diane Nash, countless individuals. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
People come up to me in airports, they walk into the office, and they say, 'I'm going to cry; I'm going to… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I don't understand it, how President Johnson can send troops to Vietnam and cannot send troops to Selma, Alabama, to protect people… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump is dividing the American people. He is not good for America. It's not good for our standing in… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The vast majority of the American people agree with me and many others. You don't simply repeal the Affordable Care Act without… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
As a young child, it became crystal clear to me that there were certain rights and privileges that other people had that… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Do we do away with protecting of the American people with pre - to make sure that if you have an illness… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When I speak to students about the Civil Rights Movement, I say that it is impossible to stop a determined movement that… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I heard of Martin Luther King Jr. when I was 15 years old. I heard of Rosa Parks. And I met Dr.… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Today, all across this country there are going to be rallies led by Democrats and others to fight against the devastating impact… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
First time I got arrested, I knew somehow and some way, we would succeed. To go on the Freedom Ride to be… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Today, we have come a distance. We have made a lot of progress. That cannot be denied. You cannot dispute the fact… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Right now, what my job is - pardon me? Those are just words. Right now, what my - my job is right… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The last thing we want is a monolithic viewpoint where six people are standing before a president saying the same thing over… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
This book [March], in my estimation, is a road map. It is a change agent. It is saying to people, "This is… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We're one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to vote. The only place you could… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
It is our hope that when people read "March" - Book One, Book Two, and Book Three - that they will understand… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors. They may not be old… — 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
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