What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? What is black enough? — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Suppose something would happen to the president, who would be in charge? The Vice President. Joe Biden? You have got to be kidding today when you say the Taliban's not our enemy. — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little. — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves in one way or the other, whether it's pollsters, whether… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Since Obama has expressed admiration for the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that Doris Kearns Goodwin paints in 'Team of Rivals,' he could do the… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
My experience politically has always been that one-word definition of politics: money. Keep your eye on the buck. And that tells you where the… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president. I did so early, when many Democratic leaders - including many prominent African-American… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service. — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president. — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
