We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some degree, there's a sense of fear in America today, that if you say the wrong thing, what some people will consider what is wrong, if you step out of line, if you dissent, whether you be an entertainer, that somehow and some way this government or the forces to be will come down on you.
John LewisMedgar 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.
John LewisI believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
John LewisWe will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
John Lewis