The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. John Lewis More Quotes by John Lewis More Quotes From John Lewis I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It's time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we're all in the same boat. John Lewis down boat time believe Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes. John Lewis walk shoes sometimes people When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something. John Lewis say see you speak You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way. John Lewis bold you brave way I remember back in the 1960s - late '50s, really - reading a comic book called 'Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Story.' Fourteen pages. It sold for 10 cents. And this little book inspired me to attend non-violence workshops, to study about Gandhi, about Thoreau, to study Martin Luther King, Jr., to study civil disobedience. John Lewis king me remember book I do not agree with what Mr. Snowden did. He has damaged American international relations and compromised our national security. He leaked classified information and may have jeopardized human lives. That must be condemned. John Lewis american human security information Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work. John Lewis good democracy reason work MLK, Jr. taught me how to say no to segregation, and I can hear him saying now... when you straighten up your back, no man can ride you. He said stand up straight and say no to racial discrimination. John Lewis ride me you man Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. John Lewis be-happy home happy peace 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 love peace life If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you're consistent, you will succeed. John Lewis look you long believe Who gets the bird, the hunter or the dog? John Lewis hunter who dog bird We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against. John Lewis stand-up someone speak people Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. John Lewis possible vote exercise people Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear. John Lewis never-give-up never burden hate In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to vote. The only place you could attempt to register was to go down to the courthouse. You had to pass a so-called literacy test. And they would tell people over and over again that they didn't or couldn't pass the literacy test. John Lewis you vote age people We must bring the issue of mental illness out into the sunlight, out of the shadow, out of the closet, deal with it, treat people, have centers where people can get the necessary help. John Lewis treat sunlight shadow people 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 you together love people 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 great you sunday morning Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble. John Lewis good me trouble way
