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> [ I'm gonna say that I have followed every presidential campaign since the campaign of President \[John F.\] Kennedy in 1960. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-m-gonna-say-that-i-have-followed-every-presidential-campaign-since/)

[John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/)

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> [I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-want-to-see-young-people-in-america-feel-the-spirit-of-the-1960s/)

[John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/)

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> [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/)

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## Other authors on 1960s

## 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/)

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