U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri: John Lewis, follower of Jesus, fighter for justice, lover of America. Rest In Peace. Resurgam.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson: Congressman John Lewis was a civil rights pioneer who fought for the good of this nation and produced important changes. Rest In Peace, John Lewis.

Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Farewell, sir. You did, indeed, fight the good fight and get into a lot of good trouble. You served God and humanity well. Thank you. Take your rest.

Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: John Lewis gave all he had to redeem Americas unmet promise of equality and justice for all, and to create a place for us to build a more perfect union together.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California: 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.

Nathan Law, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former legislator: RIP Congressman John Lewis. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your activism. Thank you for your lessons.

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