I don't have any extraordinary gifts. I'm just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
John LewisWe're not questioning the legitimacy of the outcome of the election. You didn't have Republicans questioning whether or not [Barack] Obama legitimately beat John McCain in 2008.
John LewisDo I think Russians supported [Donald Trump]? Do I think they tried to get him elected? Do I think it worked against Clinton? I do. And that is something that has to be investigated.
John LewisIf you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
John LewisIt's going to be very difficult. I don't see the president-elect [Donald Trump] as a legitimate president.
John LewisI was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was only 16 years old, we went down to the public library trying to check out some books and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors! It was a public library! I never went back to that public library until July 5th, 1998, by this time I'm in the Congress, for a book signing of my book "Walking with the Wind"
John Lewis