Douglas Wilder Quotes
- The first black president will be a politician who is black.
- There will be those who will tell you that you can't make it because of how you look, because of the way you talk. We…
- 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 any…
- During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president. I did so early, when many Democratic leaders - including many prominent African-American politicians…
- I fought in Korea, front line. I knew who the enemy were. The enemy were the people who were firing at me. And shooting at…
- Since the heady days of the 2009 Inauguration, middle-class independents have grown increasingly distant from Obama. Working-class voters - always more enamored of Clinton -…
- Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age.
- If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in…
- Obama was elected in a flourish of promise that many in the African-American community believed would help not only to symbolize African-American progress since the…
- Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.
- 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 American…