Political Quotes

“55 years ago, a courageous band of civil rights activists, including the fearless John Lewis, began a march for what many of us considered a sacred right to vote. They marched from Selma to Montgomery, and they marched in the face of unspeakable violence. They shed their blood for access to the ballot. While much has changed in the last 55 years, this struggle for voting equality, and this march for progress, continues. On Sunday, I was inspired yet again by my hero, my dear friend, now- Congressman John Lewis, who summoned depthless strength to lead thousands in commemorating the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. This was not merely a commemoration; it was a clarion call to action. Those of us who know the Congressman know he has been seriously ill but has not given up the fight. In fact, Congressman Lewis's voice booming over the crowd reminded us all to ``continue to fight . . . now more than ever.'' ``I'm not going to give up,'' he thundered. ``I'm not going to give in.'' I am proud to stand with my dear friend, Congressman John Lewis. In the past several years, a number of States have done all they could to disenfranchise tens of thousands of minority voters. Their tactics were often brazen and transparent. While these voter suppression schemes took many forms--from sweeping purges of voter rolls to arbitrary, new identification requirements--they all shared one purpose and one purpose alone: making voting more difficult for minorities and the marginalized.…”