John Lewis

"Every person has worth and dignity that must be respected, regardless of color, creed, or condition."

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."

"Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education."

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

"If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl. But by all means, keep moving."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

"Let no man pull you so low as to hate him."

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed."

"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."

"The moral arc of the universe may bend toward justice, but it does not bend on its own."

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."

"If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live."

"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically."

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."