case there would be debate and doubt about what to say. fellow americans, we are gathered here at the larnlest demonstration in the history of this nation. i want to thank all of you for coming here today because you saved me from being a liar. i told them you would be here. they didn t believe me because you always make up your mind at the last minute. what was important to us at the time, those of us working on the march, was not the speeches, but would people come? that s all we wanted to happen. did they come? they did. john lewis probably impressed