John Lewis: ‘Never, ever hate’

Published January 16, 2017 8:51pm ET



Civil rights icon John Lewis, D-Ga., encouraged people to “never, ever hate” in a Martin Luther King Day speech in Florida that seemed partly aimed at President-elect Trump.

“Never give in. Stand up. Speak up. When you’re seeing something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something, and not be quiet,” Lewis told the attendees of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project breakfast.

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