67 John Lewis Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Lewis

American Politician

Born: Feb 21, 1940

Believe King Me People Vote You

Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm

We need comprehensive immigration reform. Dr. King wouldn't be pleased at all to know that there are millions of people living in the shadow, living in fear in places like Georgia and Alabama. John Lewis

If it hadn't been for that march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, there would be no Barack Obama as President of the United States of America. John Lewis

Sunday President States Obama Would Would-Be Been Bloody America Barack Barack Obama Across Bridge United United States March United States Of America

There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic society that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the world. John Lewis

People World Rest Build Nation Society Difficulties Some Emerge Democratic Democratic Society Truly Model Going May Maybe Interruptions

I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in. John Lewis

You Believe See Give Something Up Get Done Want Cannot

Selma was the turning point. John Lewis

Point Turning Turning Point

My mother and father and many of my relatives had been sharecroppers. John Lewis

Mother Father Relatives Mother And Father Had Been Many

My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination, they told me not to get in the way, not to get in trouble, not to make any noise. John Lewis

Me Noise Parents Trouble Beginning Young Way About Segregation Make Question Very Discrimination Child Get Any Young Child Racial Raised

I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I was only 16 years old - we went down to the public library trying to check out some books, and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors. It was a public library. John Lewis

Library Old King First Down Books Librarian Out Some Brothers Brothers And Sisters Only Inspired Colors Check Cousins Were Years Sisters Trying Public Public Library Whites Dr Dr. King

I would say the country is a different country. It is a better country. The signs I saw when I was growing up are gone and they will not return. In many ways the walls of segregation have been torn down. John Lewis

In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. John Lewis

Great Voting Minority Past Other Great Majority Percentage Cast Voters Votes Majority American Ohio African African-American In The Past Process Places Means Large Large Percentage Early

Without the Sisters of St. Joseph, I might not be standing here. John Lewis

Joseph Without Sisters Might Standing Here

John Lewis Quotes

No more John Lewis quotes