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.

In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game.

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

Once bitten, you seldom lose the political bug.

You can't say the negro left the Republican party; the negro feels he was evicted from the Republican party.

The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term.

Historically we have rejected extremism on the left and the right. Centrism is the right course for America.