"I believe race is too heavy a..." - Quote by 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.
More by John Lewis
“Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.”
“Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.”
“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.”
More on Race Relations
“There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean, this has been a running thread - and - and fault line in American life and American politics since its founding.”
“Nowhere in history has the white man been brotherly toward anyone.”
“This is why integration will not work. It assumes that the two races, black and white, are equal and can be made to live as one. This is not true.”
More on Unity
“There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.”
“Only words and conventions can isolate us from the entirely undefinable something which is everything.”
“Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.”