John Lewis
John Lewis
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 February 1940
CountryUnited States of America
party thinking political
I would like to think that we have made much more progress, that we've come much further, to have someone like a Donald Trump to emerge as the nominee of a major political party.
teacher thinking people
Some people think that [it was] Martin Luther King Jr.'s idea to have a boycott. It was a black woman, a teacher, who said we should boycott the buses. You had people like Fannie Lou Hamer; Delta, Mississippi.
get-involved
I heard Dr. King speaking on the radio, and it seemed like he was saying, "John Robert Lewis, you too can make a contribution. You can get involved!"
federation grown neck
I don't think the federation has a head; its neck has just grown up and haired over.
meetings driveway
Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway retuning from an NAACP meeting in downtown Jackson. And then you go back there years later, and the blood is still on the driveway. They cannot wash it away.
inspired trouble individual
I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
teacher today action
Be prepared to organize nonviolent workshops - a teach-in around what is happening in America today. Organize your teachers and schoolmates, and be prepared to engage in some action.
optimistic hopeful today
In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I'm very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
doctrine history
The doctrine of preemption has a long and distinguished history in the history of American foreign policy.
hiroshima power shift sudden
I think the way to think about the impact of Hiroshima is to think about it as a sudden shift in the balance of power.
privilege care health-care
We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
falling-in-love race gender
Races don't fall in love, genders don't fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
rights movement saws
The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
optimistic thinking hopeful
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.