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
America is the only country in the world that classifies as Negro any person who has one drop of African blood in his or her veins. — 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
