All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.

I wanna tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there's not enough troops in the army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the nigra race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches.

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.

I love all of you men, but you women even more!

It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men.

Martin Luther King demeans his race and retards the advancement of his people.

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