I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.
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I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.
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That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still in the Senate I would be doing everything I could to defend the sanctity of marriage.
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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 of cunning, conniving men.
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The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda.
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I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation.
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If I had been elected president in 1948, history would be vastly different. I believe we would have stemmed the growth of Big Government, which had begun with the New Deal and culminated with the Great Society.
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I don't think it's a question of age as much as it's a question of what kind of shape you're in.
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Segregation in the South is honest, open and aboveboard. Of the two systems, or styles of segregation, the Northern and the Southern, there is no doubt whatever in my mind which is the better.
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I am not prejudiced against the Negro. When I was governor, I did more to help the Negroes in our State than any previous Governor, and I think you can find Negro leaders in the State who will attest to this fact.
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Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.
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I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.
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We cannot forget the little things we take for granted in America that remain the disdain of dictators and terrorists throughout the world.
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I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country.
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Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard.
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Now when you have administrators deciding what sexuality is, and what's a taboo and what's not in terms of content, you got guys, like, Trent Lott who equates homosexuality with a disease.
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Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent by Hollywood and some in the media that values are subjective, to be defined by the individual and not by God.
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It still surprises me when I find something in any North Carolina newspaper that isn't mad at me about something.
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The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.
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A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.
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