More Quotes
I studied the philosophy and the discipline of non-violence in Nashville as a student. And I staged a sitting-in in the fall of 1959 and got arrested the first time in February 1960. - John Lewis
Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we've come and the progress we've made. - John Lewis
Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living. - John Lewis
Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes. - John Lewis
You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right. - John Lewis
The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. - John Lewis
It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process. - John Lewis
There are still forces in America that want to divide us along racial lines, religious lines, sex, class. But we've come too far; we've made too much progress to stop or to pull back. We must go forward. And I believe we will get there. - John Lewis
Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. - John Lewis
There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair. - John Lewis
