国会议员和民权偶像约翰·刘易斯星期五去世，享年80岁。
在这位民权偶像死后，世界领导人、政治家和名人都向他致敬。
特朗普总统周六上午11:11发布公告，宣布在白宫和所有联邦建筑和场地降下旗帜，以表彰众议员刘易斯。
美国东部时间下午2点刚过，总统在推特上说，听到刘易斯去世的消息，他“很难过”。
副总统迈克·彭斯就众议员约翰·路易斯的去世发表声明，称他是“一个伟大的人，他的勇气和数十年的公共服务永远改变了美国，人们将会非常怀念他。”
他称刘易斯是一位朋友，他说:“即使我们意见不一，约翰也一直对我们很好，我和我的家人永远不会忘记在血腥星期天45周年纪念日那天，在他身边走过埃德蒙·佩特斯大桥的特权。”
“卡伦和我向他的家人和朋友以及所有哀悼这位伟大的好人的人致以我们的祈祷和最深切的同情。”彭斯在声明中说:“愿上帝保佑我们，让我们永远记住约翰·刘易斯，愿他的榜样永远激励我们。”
“众议员约翰·刘易斯是民权运动的偶像，他留下的不朽遗产永远不会被忘记。”白宫新闻发言人凯雷·麦克纳尼在一条推特上说:“我们为他的家人祈祷，同时我们也铭记着众议员约翰·刘易斯对我们国家做出的不可思议的贡献。”
刘易斯在一次常规医疗检查显示他患有4期胰腺癌后7个月去世。众议院议长南希·佩洛西和国会黑人核心小组证实了他的死讯。
自1987年以来，他代表佐治亚州第五国会选区。
前副总统乔·拜登
“我们是按照上帝的形象造出来的，还有约翰·刘易斯。
面对如此多的仇恨、暴力和复仇，一个有血有肉的人怎么能如此勇敢，如此充满希望和爱?也许是圣灵发现了约翰，他还是一个南方腹地的小男孩，梦想着传播社会福音;他的佃农父母灌输给他的职业道德一直伴随着他;他从金博士和运动中无数无畏的领袖那里掌握了非暴力公民抗命的信念;或者与他忠诚服务了几十年的佐治亚州第五区选民的持久联系。
或者也许是因为他是一个真正独一无二的人，一个道德指南针，他总是知道指引我们去哪里，向哪个方向前进。
很少见到我们的英雄并和他们交朋友。约翰是包括我们在内各种族各站的许多人心目中的英雄。在他的一生中，他吸收了人性残酷的力量，唯一能最终阻止他的是癌症。但他并不痛苦。几天前我们最后一次和他交谈。他的声音仍然受到尊重，他的笑声仍然充满喜悦。他没有回答我们对他的担忧，而是问起了我们。他要求我们继续专注于尚未完成的工作，来拯救这个国家。他就是他自己——一个平和、有尊严、优雅、有个性的人。
约翰的一生提醒我们，作为一个美国人意味着什么，最有力的象征是我们如何利用时间来实现我们国家的承诺——我们生来平等，理应受到平等对待。通过殴打、游行、逮捕、关于战争、和平和自由的辩论，以及争取好工作、医疗保健和基本投票权的立法斗争，他告诉我们，虽然通往平等的道路并不容易，但我们必须无所畏惧，永不退缩，永不放弃。
这是一位伟大的美国人和谦卑的上帝留给我们的责任。对于那些试图回答孩子关于我们今天所处世界的问题的父母来说，教他们关于约翰·刘易斯的知识。对于世界各地要求种族和经济正义的和平游行者来说，请跟随他的脚步。对他的立法者同僚来说，像他一样凭良心治理，而不是为了权力或党派。他是我们的桥梁——通向我们的历史，所以我们不会忘记它的痛苦，通向我们的未来，所以我们永远不会失去希望。
我们向约翰的儿子约翰·米勒斯、他的家人、朋友、工作人员和选民致以我们的爱和祈祷。感谢你与国家和世界分享他。
对约翰，前进吧，亲爱的朋友。愿上帝保佑你。愿你与心爱的莉莲重聚。副总统乔·拜登和吉尔·拜登博士发表了完整的声明:“愿你们继续从天上激起正义的善举。”
前总统巴拉克·奥巴马
“美国是一个不断进步的国家。给每一代新人的目的是继承上一代未完成的工作，并把它发扬光大——为正确的事情大声疾呼，挑战不公平的现状，想象一个更美好的世界。约翰·刘易斯奥巴马在2011年授予刘易斯总统自由勋章，他在一份声明中说:“他是最早的自由骑士之一，学生非暴力协调委员会主席，华盛顿游行中最年轻的发言人，从塞尔玛到蒙哥马利游行的领导者，代表佐治亚州人民33年的国会议员，他不仅承担了这一责任，而且把这作为他一生的工作。”声明。
“在很多方面，约翰的生活都是与众不同的。但是他从来不相信他所做的超过了这个国家的任何一个公民所能做的。他相信我们每个人都有巨大的勇气，渴望做正确的事，愿意爱所有的人，并给予他们上帝赋予的尊严和尊重。”“这是因为他看到了我们所有人最好的一面，即使在他去世的时候，他也将继续在通往更完美的联邦的漫长征途中充当灯塔。”
(档案)在这张摄于2011年2月14日的档案照片中，美国众议员约翰·路易斯(右)于2011年2月15日在DC华盛顿的白宫东厅活动中被奥巴马总统授予2010年自由勋章。——众议院同事2020年7月17日说，约翰·刘易斯，这位非暴力的民权战士，曾与马丁·路德·金一起游行，在担任美国国会议员数十年前，差点被警察殴打致死，享年80岁。2019年12月，他被诊断患有胰腺癌。
前总统乔治·布什
“劳拉和我同我们的美国同胞一起哀悼国会议员约翰·刘易斯的逝世。作为一个在阿拉巴马州塞尔玛游行争取平等的年轻人，约翰以勇敢的希望回应了残酷的暴力。在他作为民权领袖和公务员的整个职业生涯中，他努力使我们的国家成为一个更加完美的联盟。布什在一份声明中说:“美国将继续为所有人争取自由和正义，以此来纪念约翰。”
前总统比尔·克林顿
“约翰·刘易斯竭尽所能，挽回了美国未兑现的平等和公正的承诺，为我们创造了一个共同建立一个更加完美的联邦的地方。”这样他就成了国家的良心。”
前总统吉米·卡特
“罗莎琳和我对国会议员约翰·刘易斯的去世感到悲痛。他追求让我们的国家更加公正，在历史上留下了不可磨灭的印记。约翰从不回避他所谓的“好麻烦”，带领我们的国家走上人权和公民权利的道路。他所做的一切，都是出于爱。所有美国人，无论种族或宗教，都欠约翰·刘易斯一份情。我们向他的家人和朋友致以哀悼和祈祷。”
国会黑人核心小组
“这个世界已经失去了一个传说;民权运动失去了一个偶像，亚特兰大市失去了一位最无畏的领袖，国会黑人核心小组失去了我们任期最长的成员。该组织在一份声明中说:“国会黑人核心小组被称为国会的良心。”“约翰·刘易斯是我们核心小组的良心。”刘易斯一直是正义的斗士，他最近参观了位于华盛顿州DC的黑人生活物质广场。他的出现鼓励了新一代的积极分子“大声疾呼”，并陷入“麻烦之中”，继续朝着正义和自由的方向努力。”
众议院议长南希·佩洛西
众议院议长南希·佩洛西是刘易斯的长期同事，她说这位民权偶像是“美国历史上最伟大的英雄之一。”
佩洛西在周五晚上的一份声明中说:“约翰·刘易斯是民权运动的巨人，他的善良、信念和勇敢改变了我们的国家——从他在午餐柜台和自由乘车上遭遇歧视的决心，到他年轻时在埃德蒙·佩图斯桥(Edmund Pettus Bridge)直面暴力和死亡时表现出的勇气，再到他为国会带来了30多年的道德领导力。”
“约翰·刘易斯一生中的每一天都致力于为所有人带来自由和正义。正如他57年前在华盛顿游行时站在林肯纪念堂的阴影下所说的那样:“我们的思想、灵魂和心灵不能安息，除非所有人都享有自由和正义。”在与癌症斗争的最后几个星期，约翰鼓起勇气参加了和平抗议活动，这是多么合适啊!在这些活动中，最新一代的美国人涌上街头，投身于尚未完成的种族正义事业。”
在这张2019年10月24日的档案照片中，民主党众议员约翰·刘易斯。，准备向马里兰州众议员以利亚·卡明斯致敬，他在华盛顿美国国会山的追悼会上躺在州内。
伊丽莎白·沃伦参议员
“约翰·刘易斯是一位真正的美国英雄，是我们国家的道德指南针。”愿他的勇气和信念在我们继续为正义和机会制造麻烦的时候永存。
安息吧，约翰，”沃伦在一份声明中说。
参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默
舒默在推特上写道:“从在塞尔玛游行到在众议院服务，众议员约翰·刘易斯一生都在为每一个美国人争取民权。”“他是美国英雄和巨人。我们都因他制造的“好麻烦”而变得更好。安息吧，约翰。”
马丁·路德·金三世
“约翰·刘易斯是美国的财富。他给了无声者一个声音，他提醒我们每个人，最强大的非暴力工具是投票。”“没有朋友，我们的心是空虚的，但知道他终于自由了，我们感到安慰。”
档案-在这个星期三，2007年10月10日，档案照片，以国会大厦圆顶为背景，美国众议员约翰·刘易斯，佐治亚州。在华盛顿的国会山。刘易斯于2020年7月17日星期五去世，他将反对种族歧视的斗争从20世纪60年代的南方战场带到了国会大厅。
苹果首席执行官蒂姆·库克
“我们失去了一位美国英雄。约翰·刘易斯引导我们走向一个更加正义的世界。他在塞尔玛游行，在华盛顿游行——他为我们所有人游行。他一生的工作塑造了我们的历史，他的遗产激励我们继续为种族平等和正义而奋斗。”
慈善家比尔·盖茨
“这是美国的巨大损失，也是所有相信让世界变得更加公正的人的巨大损失。约翰·刘易斯不仅看到了我们的国家可以变得更好——他从未停止努力让它变得更好。我们比以往任何时候都更需要像他这样的领导人。”
前参议员、国务卿希拉里·克林顿
“从阿拉巴马州的一个小农场，到在民权运动中冒着生命危险的服务，再到在国会的30年，他总是‘随风而行’，由一个道德罗盘指引，告诉他什么时候制造好麻烦，什么时候平息风波。”美国前总统克林顿和希拉里在一份联合声明中说:“约翰·刘易斯始终信守自己的诺言、信念和原则，他成了美国的良心。”
参议院多数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔
麦康奈尔在周五晚上的一份声明中说:“我永远不会忘记，在2008年纪念约翰的朋友马丁·路德·金博士的仪式上，当国会议员们唱起《我们将战胜一切》时，我和约翰携手共进。想到他所遭受的苦难和牺牲，我感到无比的羞愧，这样的话就可以在那个地方唱出。”“金博士有句名言‘道德宇宙的弧线很长，但它向正义弯曲’。”但是进步不是自动的。我们伟大国家的历史只向正义倾斜，因为像约翰·刘易斯这样的伟人自己承担了帮助它的责任。我们的国家永远不会忘记这位美国英雄。"
卡马拉·哈里斯参议员
“今年3月，我很荣幸再次与众议员刘易斯在阿拉巴马州的塞尔玛市欢聚一堂，这将是他最后一次步行穿过埃德蒙·佩特斯大桥。就在55年前，路易斯还是那些被州警殴打的人之一，当时他们正勇敢地从塞尔玛前往蒙哥马利争取投票权。”我被他的话感动了:“在这座桥上，我们中的一些人献出了一点鲜血来帮助救赎美国的灵魂。我们的国家是一个更好的国家。这位加州参议员在周五的一份声明中说:“我们是一个更好的民族，但是在我们到达那里之前，我们还有很长的路要走。”
“我们很感激约翰·刘易斯从未忘记我们的国家有多伟大。他把进步和正义的接力棒举到了最后。现在轮到我们捡起来继续前进了。我们必须永不放弃，永不屈服，并保持信念。”
有色人种协进会
“我们对约翰·刘易斯的逝世深感悲痛。他一生追求正义、平等和自由的使命给我们的国家和世界留下了永久的印象。全国有色人种协进会在一份声明中说:“全国有色人种协进会向他的家人表达我们最诚挚的哀悼，我们向所有人祈祷安慰和力量。”
Trump tweets he's 'saddened' by John Lewis' death, world leaders pay tribute
Congressman and civil rights iconJohn Lewisdied at the age of 80 Friday.
World leaders, politicians and celebrities alike are paying homage to the civil rights icon following the news of his death.
President Trumpon Saturday, issued a proclamation at 11:11 a.m. to lower the flags at the White House and all federal buildings and grounds in recognition of Rep. Lewis.
Just a little after 2 p.m. ET, the president tweeted that he was "saddened" to hear of Lewis' passing.
Vice President Mike Pence released a statement on the death of Rep. John Lewis calling him a "great man whose courage and decades of public service changed America forever, and he will be greatly missed.
He called Lewis a friend who "Even when we differed, John was always unfailingly kind and my family and I will never forget the privilege of crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge at his side on the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday."
"Karen and I and send our prayers and deepest sympathies to his family and friends and all who mourn the passing of this good and great man. May God bless the memory of John Lewis and may his example ever inspire," Pence's statement concluded.
"Rep. John Lewis was an icon of the civil rights movement, and he leaves an enduring legacy that will never be forgotten. We hold his family in our prayers, as we remember Rep. John Lewis’ incredible contributions to our country," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a tweet.
Lewis died seven months after a routine medical visit revealed that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Black Caucus confirmed the news of his death.
He represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District since 1987.
Former Vice President Joe Biden
"We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis.
How could someone in flesh and blood be so courageous, so full of hope and love in the face of so much hate, violence, and vengeance? Perhaps it was the Spirit that found John as a young boy in the Deep South dreaming of preaching the social gospel; the work ethic his sharecropper parents instilled in him and that stayed with him; the convictions of nonviolent civil disobedience he mastered from Dr. King and countless fearless leaders in the movement; or the abiding connection with the constituents of Georgia’s 5th District he loyally served for decades.
Or perhaps it was that he was truly a one-of-a-kind, a moral compass who always knew where to point us and which direction to march.
It is rare to meet and befriend our heroes. John was that hero for so many people of every race and station, including us. He absorbed the force of human nature’s cruelty during the course of his life, and the only thing that could finally stop him was cancer. But he was not bitter. We spoke to him a few days ago for the final time. His voice still commanded respect and his laugh was still full of joy. Instead of answering our concerns for him, he asked about us. He asked us to stay focused on the work left undone to heal this nation. He was himself – a man at peace, of dignity, grace and character.
John’s life reminds us that the most powerful symbol of what it means to be an American is what we do with the time we have to make real the promise of our nation – that we are all created equal and deserve to be treated equally. Through the beatings, the marches, the arrests, the debates on war, peace, and freedom, and the legislative fights for good jobs and health care and the fundamental right to vote, he taught us that while the journey toward equality is not easy, we must be unafraid and never cower and never, ever give up.
That is the charge a great American and humble man of God has left us. For parents trying to answer their children’s questions about what to make of the world we are in today, teach them about John Lewis. For the peaceful marchers for racial and economic justice around the world who are asking where we go from here, follow his lead. For his fellow legislators, govern by your conscience like he did, not for power or party. He was our bridge – to our history so we did not forget its pain and to our future so we never lose our hope.
To John’s son, John Miles, and to his family, friends, staff, and constituents, we send you our love and prayers. Thank you for sharing him with the nation and the world.
And to John, march on, dear friend. May God bless you. May you reunite with your beloved Lillian. And may you continue to inspire righteous good trouble down from the Heavens," was the full statement made by Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden.
Former President Barack Obama
"America is a constant work in progress. What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further — to speak out for what’s right, to challenge an unjust status quo, and to imagine a better world.John Lewis— one of the original Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the youngest speaker at the March on Washington, leader of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Member of Congress representing the people of Georgia for 33 years — not only assumed that responsibility, he made it his life’s work," Obama, who awarded Lewis the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, said in astatement.
"In so many ways, John’s life was exceptional. But he never believed that what he did was more than any citizen of this country might do. He believed that in all of us, there exists the capacity for great courage, a longing to do what’s right, a willingness to love all people, and to extend to them their God-given rights to dignity and respect," Obama's statement continued. "And it’s because he saw the best in all of us that he will continue, even in his passing, to serve as a beacon in that long journey towards a more perfect union."
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 14, 2011 U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (R) is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. - John Lewis, the non-violent civil rights warrior who marched with Martin Luther King Jr and nearly died from police beatings before serving for decades as a US congressman, has died at age 80, House colleagues said July 17, 2020. In December 2019, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Former President George W. Bush
"Laura and I join our fellow Americans in mourning the loss of Congressman John Lewis. As a young man marching for equality in Selma, Alabama, John answered brutal violence with courageous hope. And throughout his career as a civil rights leader and public servant, he worked to make our country a more perfect union. America can best honor John's memory by continuing his journey toward liberty and justice for all," Bush said in a statement.
Former President Bill Clinton
"John Lewis gave all he had to redeem America’s unmet promise of equality and justice for all, and to create a place for us to build a more perfect union together. In so doing he became the conscience of the nation," Clinton tweeted.
Former President Jimmy Carter
"Rosalynn and I are saddened by the death of Congressman John Lewis. He made an indelible mark on history through his quest to make our nation more just. John never shied away from what he called “good trouble” to lead our nation on the path toward human and civil rights. Everything he did, he did in a spirit of love. All Americans, regardless of race or religion, owe John Lewis a debt of gratitude. We send our condolences and prayers to his family and friends," the former president said via a statement issued from the Carter Center.
Congressional Black Caucus
"The world has lost a legend; the civil rights movement has lost an icon, the City of Atlanta has lost one of its most fearless leaders, and the Congressional Black Caucus has lost our longest serving member. The Congressional Black Caucus is known as the Conscience of the Congress," the organization said in a statement. "John Lewis was known as the conscience of our caucus. A fighter for justice until the end, Mr. Lewis recently visited Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC. His mere presence encouraged a new generation of activists to “speak up and speak out” and get into “good trouble” to continue bending the arc toward justice and freedom."
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a longtime colleague of Lewis, said the civil rights icon was "one of the greatest heroes of American history."
"John Lewis was a titan of the civil rights movement whose goodness, faith and bravery transformed our nation – from the determination with which he met discrimination at lunch counters and on Freedom Rides, to the courage he showed as a young man facing down violence and death on Edmund Pettus Bridge, to the moral leadership he brought to the Congress for more than 30 years," Pelosi said in a statement Friday night.
"Every day of John Lewis’s life was dedicated to bringing freedom and justice to all. As he declared 57 years ago during the March on Washington, standing in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial: ‘Our minds, souls, and hearts cannot rest until freedom and justice exist for all the people.’ How fitting it is that even in the last weeks of his battle with cancer, John summoned the strength to visit the peaceful protests where the newest generation of Americans had poured into the streets to take up the unfinished work of racial justice," her statement continued.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
"John Lewis was a true American hero and the moral compass of our nation. May his courage and conviction live on in all of us as we continue to make good trouble for justice and opportunity.
Rest in power, John," Warren said in a statement.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
"From marching in Selma to serving in the House, Representative John Lewis spent his life fighting for civil rights for every single American," Schumer tweeted. "He is an American hero and a giant. And we are all better for the "good trouble" he made. Rest in peace, John."
Martin Luther King III
"John Lewis was an American treasure. He gave a voice to the voiceless, and he reminded each of us that the most powerful nonviolent tool is the vote," King, whose father was a close friend to Lewis, said in a statement Friday. "Our hearts feel empty without our friend, but we find comfort knowing that he is free at last."
Apple CEO Tim Cook
"We have lost an American hero. John Lewis guided us toward a more righteous world. He marched in Selma, he marched on Washington—he marched for us all. His life's work shaped our history and his legacy inspires us to continue the march for racial equity and justice," the Apple CEO tweeted.
Philanthropist Bill Gates
"This is a great loss for America, and for everyone who believes in making the world a more just place. John Lewis not only saw that our country could be better--he never stopped working to make it that way. We need leaders like him more than ever," Gates said in a statement Friday.
Former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
"From a small farm in Alabama, to life-risking service in the civil rights movement, to three decades in Congress, he was always 'walking with the wind,' steered by a moral compass that told him when to make good trouble and when to heal troubled waters. Always true to his word, his faith and his principles, John Lewis became the conscience of the nation," Hillary Clinton said in a joint statement with former President Bill Clinton.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
"I will never forget joining hands with John as members of Congress sang We Shall Overcome at a 2008 ceremony honoring his friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It could not have been more humbling to consider what he had suffered and sacrificed so those words could be sung in that place," McConnell said in a statement Friday night. "Dr. King famously said 'the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.' But progress is not automatic. Our great nation’s history has only bent towards justice because great men like John Lewis took it upon themselves to help bend it. Our nation will never forget this American hero."
Sen. Kamala Harris
"It was an honor to once again join Congressman Lewis this year in Selma, Alabama in March for what would be his final walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where just 55 years ago, Lewis was among those beaten by state troopers as they bravely marched from Selma to Montgomery for the right to vote. I was moved by his words: ‘On this bridge, some of us gave a little blood to help redeem the soul of America. Our country is a better country. We are a better people, but we have still a distance to travel to go before we get there,'" the California senator said in a statement Friday.
“We are grateful that John Lewis never lost sight of how great our country can be. He carried the baton of progress and justice to the very end. It now falls on us to pick it up and march on. We must never give up, never give in, and keep the faith," she said.
NAACP
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of John Lewis. His life-long mission for justice, equality and freedom left a permanent impression on our nation and world. The NAACP extends our sincerest condolences to his family, and we send prayers of comfort and strength to all," the organization said in a statement.
