"The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made……" — John Lewis
"The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I morned and I cried like many of our citizens did. As a matter of fact, when I heard that he was, that he had been assassinated, I was with Robert Kennedy in Annapolis, campaigning with him. But somehow I said to myself, I'm not going to become bitter or hostile. I'm not going to give up or give in. I threw myself more into the campaign, and I made a commitment to myself that I would do what I can to continue the work of Dr. King, and later, after Bobbie Kennedy was assassinated two months later, to continue his effort to make our country a more just, a more fair country."
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46 Quotes by John Lewis
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If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and…
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Because I don`t think it`s true. I don`t think corruption is endemic to the process in Annapolis at all. It`s…
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All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves.
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I can say, hands down, 'Annapolis' is the most challenging film I've ever taken on.
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