You can't say the negro left the Republican party; the negro feels he was evicted from the Republican party. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
Historically we have rejected extremism on the left and the right. Centrism is the right course for America. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
Election victories are a harvest. You plant the seed. For months or years, you water and tend them. In the election season, you reap… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
I deplored a system that made it more profitable not to work than to work. I wanted to help change all that. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You have a… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
You can't say the negro left the Republican party; the negro feels he was evicted from the Republican party. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
