--- title: "14 Years Quotes By John Lewis" description: "14 Years quotes by John Lewis. Plus more from John Lewis and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/john-lewis-1310_blood_medgar-evers-was-assassinated-in-his-dri_1560446.jpg" --- > [Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway retuning from an NAACP meeting in downtown Jackson. And then you go back there years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/medgar-evers-was-assassinated-in-his-driveway-retuning-from-an-naacp/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/john-lewis-1310_blood_medgar-evers-was-assassinated-in-his-dri_1560446.jpg) > [Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It's not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/our-struggle-is-a-struggle-to-redeem-the-soul-of-america-it-s-not-a/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/206/john-lewis-1310_america_our-struggle-is-a-struggle-to-redeem-the_2605354.jpg) > [ Donald Trump has made it clear that certainly over the last few years that President \[Barack\] Obama was born in Hawaii. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/donald-trump-has-made-it-clear-that-certainly-over-the-last-few-years/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/john-lewis-1310_barack_donald-trump-has-made-it-clear-that-cert_221481.jpg) > [ I can tell just from working closely for the last year an half with president-elect \[Donald Trump\] and even over the course… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-can-tell-just-from-working-closely-for-the-last-year-an-half-with/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/john-lewis-1310_courses_i-can-tell-just-from-working-closely-for_757417.jpg) > [The vast majority of the American people agree with me and many others. You don't simply repeal the Affordable Care Act without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/the-vast-majority-of-the-american-people-agree-with-me-and-many/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/john-lewis-1310_affordable_the-vast-majority-of-the-american-people_3027755.jpg) > [I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was only 16…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-was-so-inspired-by-dr-king-that-in-1956-with-my-brothers-and/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/john-lewis-1310_book_i-was-so-inspired-by-dr-king-that-in-195_1034446.jpg) > [I think it is a must for young people and generations yet to come, to understand, to feel, to touch, to almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-think-it-is-a-must-for-young-people-and-generations-yet-to-come-to/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/952/john-lewis-1310_1960s_i-think-it-is-a-must-for-young-people-an_2250734.jpg) > [I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-was-so-inspired-by-dr-king-that-in-1956-with-some-of-my-brothers/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/john-lewis-1310_books_i-was-so-inspired-by-dr-king-that-in-195_2756486.jpg) > [Today, we have come a distance. We have made a lot of progress. That cannot be denied. You cannot dispute the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/today-we-have-come-a-distance-we-have-made-a-lot-of-progress-that/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/john-lewis-1310_african-american_today-we-have-come-a-distance-we-have-ma_897415.jpg) > [That issue has been resolved for years now, and it's been resolved for at least two years in Donald Trump's mind. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/that-issue-has-been-resolved-for-years-now-and-it-s-been-resolved-for/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/john-lewis-1310_activity_that-issue-has-been-resolved-for-years-n_2987336.jpg) > [When I was 15 years old in the tenth grade, I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/when-i-was-15-years-old-in-the-tenth-grade-i-heard-martin-luther-king/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/john-lewis-1310_change_when-i-was-15-years-old-in-the-tenth-gra_1772616.jpg) > [ I happen to believe that this election year \[2016\] is...one of the most important elections that we're going to face in a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-happen-to-believe-that-this-election-year-2016-is-one-of-the-most/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/john-lewis-1310_believe_i-happen-to-believe-that-this-election-y_49319.jpg) > [I thought I was going to die a few times. On the Freedom Ride in the year 1961, when I was beaten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-a-few-times-on-the-freedom-ride-in-the/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/john-lewis-1310_beaten_i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-a-few-times_381406.jpg) > [I heard of Martin Luther King Jr. when I was 15 years old. I heard of Rosa Parks. And I met Dr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-heard-of-martin-luther-king-jr-when-i-was-15-years-old-i-heard-of/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/john-lewis-1310_age_i-heard-of-martin-luther-king-jr-when-i_671853.jpg) ## Other authors on Years ## More by John Lewis > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-happen-to-believe-that-this-election-year-2016-is-one-of-the-most/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/if-you-re-not-hopeful-and-optimistic-then-you-just-give-up-you-have/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/the-reward-for-playing-jazz-is-playing-jazz/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called 'the beloved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-am-very-very-hopeful-about-the-american-south-i-believe-that-we/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [ \[Donald Trump's inauguration\] will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/donald-trump-s-inauguration-will-be-the-first-one-that-i-miss-since-i/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/to-question-the-legitimacy-of-the-next-united-states-president-you/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over again. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/we-are-tired-of-being-beaten-by-policemen-we-are-tired-of-seeing-our/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/now-we-have-black-and-white-elected-officials-working-together-today/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [“For me, the nomination of Barack Obama as a candidate for president and his inauguration in Washington represents a brief glimpse at the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/for-me-the-nomination-of-barack-obama-as-a-candidate-for-president/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/too-many-people-struggled-suffered-and-died-to-make-it-possible-for/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/the-vote-is-precious-it-s-almost-sacred-so-go-out-and-vote-like-you/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [My position is very, very simple. That I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color, not to stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/my-position-is-very-very-simple-that-i-fought-too-long-and-too-hard/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Many of us in Nashville accepted nonviolence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/many-of-us-in-nashville-accepted-nonviolence-as-a-way-of-life-a-way/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Right now, what my job is - pardon me? Those are just words. Right now, what my - my job is right now going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/right-now-what-my-job-is-pardon-me-those-are-just-words-right-now/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [ Donald Trump has made it clear that certainly over the last few years that President \[Barack\] Obama was born in Hawaii. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/donald-trump-has-made-it-clear-that-certainly-over-the-last-few-years/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/john-lewis/#itemlist", "name": "14 Years Quotes By John Lewis", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway retuning from an NAACP meeting in downtown Jackson. 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