To those who have said, "Be patient and wait," we must say that "patience" is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient; we do not want to be free gradually. We want our freedom, and we want it now.


Speech. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

John Lewis Quotes

To those who have said, Be patient and wait, we must say that patience is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient; we do not want to be free...

To those who have said, Be patient and wait, we must say that patience is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient; we do not want to be free...

To those who have said, Be patient and wait, we must say that patience is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient; we do not want to be free...

To those who have said, Be patient and wait, we must say that patience is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient; we do not want to be free...