Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations.
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If diversity is O.K. for God, it ought to be O.K. for Republicans.
Good policy makes good politics and what I've done has been good politics.
I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.
It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.
I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.