Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today.

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• John Lewis:

  I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child.

• John Lewis:

  Many young people, many children, are being abused, being put down, being bullied because of their

• John Lewis:

  Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked bac

• John Lewis:

  The vote controls everything that you do.

• John Lewis:

  The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.

• John Lewis:

  We come to Selma to be renewed. We come to be inspired. We come to be reminded that we must do the

• John Lewis:

  There are still forces in America that want to divide us along racial lines, religious lines, sex,

• John Lewis:

  What 'March' is saying is that it doesn't matter whether we are black or white, Latino or Asian. It

• John Lewis:

  It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.

• John Lewis:

  The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.