I thought I was going to die a few times. On the Freedom Ride in the year 1961, when I was beaten… — 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
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
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
