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
There are still forces in America that want to divide us along racial lines, religious lines, sex, class. But we've come too… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
If we must grind up human flesh and bones in the industrial machine that we call modern America, then, before God, I… — 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
We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We have come a long way in America because of Martin Luther King, Jr. He led a disciplined, nonviolent revolution under the… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Be prepared to organize nonviolent workshops - a teach-in around what is happening in America today. Organize your teachers and schoolmates, and… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I think it is an imperfect arms control agreement. It's not a friendship treaty. But when America gives her word, we have… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
If it hadn't been for that march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, there would be no Barack Obama as… — 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
I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I have met every president since President Kennedy. And I think Barack Obama must be listed as one of the best. This… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It's not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
[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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 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
The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
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 Image