Quotes by : John Lewis

[O]ur revolt was as much against the traditional black leadership structure as it was against segregation....

When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say....

We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When....

Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird....

Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.....

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I mourned and I cried like many....

I believe in forgiveness I believe in trying to work with people.

I travel all the time, but when I come back to the South, I see such progress. In a real sense, a great....

The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.

The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed....