The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. -John Lewis Society
The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed in America - they're black, white, Latino, Native American and Asian American. -John Lewis Freedom
Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. -John Lewis Peace
We come to Selma to be renewed. We come to be inspired. We come to be reminded that we must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do. -John Lewis Equality
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 Freedom
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I mourned and I cried like many of our citizens did. -John Lewis Sad
The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do something. -John Lewis Leadership
We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. -John Lewis Courage
I travel all the time, but when I come back to the South, I see such progress. In a real sense, a great deal of the South has been redeemed. People feel freer, more complete, more whole, because of what happened in the movement. -John Lewis Travel
When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful, too optimistic, but you have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence. -John Lewis Religion
It was not enough to come and listen to a great sermon or message every Sunday morning and be confined to those four walls and those four corners. You had to get out and do something. -John Lewis Morning
Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings. -John Lewis Faith
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 Peace
