We must bring the issue of mental illness out into the sunlight, out of the shadow, out of the closet, deal with… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
1963, because of the sense of moral authority that the civil rights movement had, we were able to get people to respond,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Every American has got to recognize, we are the only major country on Earth not to guarantee health care to all people.… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We had teachers, we had high school principals, we had people teaching in colleges and university in Tuskegee, Alabama. But they were… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Selma helped make it possible for hundreds and thousands of people in the South to become registered voters and encouraged people all… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
What sensible people have got to do is not simply repeal the Affordable Care Act without any alternative, but you've got to… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
That's where the outrage should be, not old news, but the fact that we are preparing for the transfer of power. and… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I think it is a must for young people and generations yet to come, to understand, to feel, to touch, to almost… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7 was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Some people think that [it was] Martin Luther King Jr.'s idea to have a boycott. It was a black woman, a teacher,… — 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