To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
Compromise, hell! That's what has happened to us all down the line -- and that's the very cause of our woes. If freedom is… — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
I fight for what I believe. If you are not willing to stand up for what you believe, your beliefs are not strong enough. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
The interests of the United States are better served by demanding reform and seeing that reform takes place than by removing our influence from… — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
Democracy used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up… — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
This is an area where North Carolina does excel. I have known more colorful North Carolina political figures than I have colorless ones. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
I do not intend to allow the Senate to rubber-stamp the president's plan to reward the Chinese Communists. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
They should ask their parents if it would be all right for their son or daughter to marry a Negro. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
It's their deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct that is responsible for the disease — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
White people, wake up before it is too late. Do you want Negroes working beside you, your wife and your daughters, in your mills… — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what… — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
I worked in the media from the late 30's through the early 70's. Politics in general became more liberal both nationally and within the… — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
