"This bill, by vesting the power to withhold……" — Strom Thurmond
"This bill, by vesting the power to withhold or terminate Federal funds, creates a concentration of power of economic coercion unequaled in the history of governments-a power concentration which defies the experience of mankind with the temptation of power to corrupt."
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Strom Thurmond
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15 Quotes by Strom Thurmond
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This bill would renounce the safe, proper, and acceptable role for Government as a referee of disputes between the governed.…
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Mr. President, passage of this bill will visit the heel of oppression on all the people, vitiate their constitutional shield…
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By its attempt to regulate and govern the private businesses, which are miscalled public accommodations in the bill, this proposal…
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All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our…
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We stand for the segregation of the races and the racial integrity of each race.
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I have done more for black people than any other person in the nation, North or South,
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I am not prejudiced against the Negro. When I was governor, I did more to help the Negroes in our…
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I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation…
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She walks well, she looks good. Let's see how she kisses.
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It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring…
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The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of…
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If I had been elected president in 1948, history would be vastly different. I believe we would have stemmed the…
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