John Lewis

"Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won."

- John Lewis

"We have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years. But we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King Jr."

- John Lewis

"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."

- John Lewis

"Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part."

- John Lewis

"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

- John Lewis

"When you see something that is not the way it should be, don’t be afraid. Speak up, speak out, be courageous."

- John Lewis

"My fellow Americans, this is a special moment in our history. Just as people of all faiths and no faiths, and all backgrounds, creeds, and colors banded together decades ago to fight for equality and justice in a peaceful, orderly, nonviolent fashion, we must do so again."

- John Lewis

"Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part."

- John Lewis

"You must never, ever give out. We must keep the faith because we are one people. We are brothers and sisters. We all live in the same house: The American house."

- John Lewis

"You must never, ever give out. We must keep the faith because we are one people. We are brothers and sisters. We all live in the same house: the American house."

- John Lewis

"Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear."

- John Lewis

"What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and its grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible."

- John Lewis

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

- John Lewis

"Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part. And if we believe in the change we seek, then it is easy to commit to doing all we can, because the responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world."

- John Lewis

"A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option – for peace cannot exist where justice is not served."

- John Lewis

"Nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society."

- John Lewis

"If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"

- John Lewis

"A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few."

- John Lewis