Political Quotes

“I have walked with John Lewis at least 15 times across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where, with courage and commitment, he made a seminal difference in the life of our country. Many of us walked with him. As we followed in John Lewis' footsteps, I suspect my colleagues saw, as I did, that the man we knew to be a veteran legislator and a person of wisdom and experience still carried in his heart the same energy, optimism, and determined spirit that he bore in his youth. John never stopped being the young man who dreamed of change and knew it could be achieved. In that springtime Alabama Sun, he beamed with a passion for justice and shone that light back on all of us who marched with him. Even at 80, John Robert Lewis had the heart and fiery soul of a young protestor for a righteous cause, an organizer for the community and the country he served. Every day of his life, John marched for justice, civil rights, peace, and equality. On every step of his journey, he brought all of us and this country he loved with him. On Friday, John's march on Earth came to an end, and he was revered as a good and faithful servant. Now, Mr. Speaker, he rests in the bosom of God.…”