Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
No one's right to vote in any part of this great Nation should be suppressed or denied.
Said by
James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

John Lewis advocated against the suppression of voting rights.

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