I happen to believe that this election year [2016] is...one of the most important elections that we're going to face in a… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
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 Image
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
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
I can tell just from working closely for the last year an half with president-elect [Donald Trump] and even over the course… — 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
I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was only 16… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway retuning from an NAACP meeting in downtown Jackson. And then you go back there years… — 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
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
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 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
That issue has been resolved for years now, and it's been resolved for at least two years in Donald Trump's mind. And… — 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
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
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