In the class that I teach at one University, I stress that my one-word definition of politics is money. You can't name a subject matter that money doesn't touch.
The first black president will be a politician who is black. - Douglas Wilder
The first black president will be a politician who is black.
- Douglas Wilder
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 all have heard that - I almost … - Douglas Wilder
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 all have heard that - I almost …
Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living … - Douglas Wilder
Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living …
Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves in one way or the other, whether it's pollsters, … - Douglas Wilder
Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves in one way or the other, whether it's pollsters, …
Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little. - Douglas Wilder
Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little.
Slavery is nothing to joke about! And the history of this nation's [the USA's] involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke. - Douglas Wilder
Slavery is nothing to joke about! And the history of this nation's [the USA's] involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke.
Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age. - Douglas Wilder
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 2008. - Douglas Wilder
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 2008.
What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? Wh… - Douglas Wilder
What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? Wh…
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