Douglas Wilder Quotes

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 listened.

Douglas Wilder

Motivation, Looks, Way

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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

Usa, Slavery, Involvement

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service.

Douglas Wilder

Moving, Public Service, Term

"Then & Now: Douglas Wilder". www.cnn.com. June 19, 2005.

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My experience politically has always been that one-word definition of politics: money. Keep your eye on the buck. And that tells you where the American people are going to be.

Douglas Wilder

Eye, People, Definitions

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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? What is black enough?

Douglas Wilder

Black, Forgiving, Dresses

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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

Country, Littles, Continents

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Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves in one way or the other, whether it's pollsters, whether they are policy wonks, whether they are pundits, whether they are those who believe that they must call it as they see it and then to be fair about it.

Douglas Wilder

Believe, Government, America

"Douglas Wilder On Race, Politics And America". "This American Moment" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. October 15, 2008.

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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 off of the pimping of race.

Douglas Wilder

Believe, Race, Hands

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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.

Douglas Wilder

Stress, Class, Names

Source: www.foxnews.com

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The first black president will be a politician who is black.

Douglas Wilder

Political, Black, President

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Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.

Douglas Wilder

Men, Racism, Black

"The 'Bradley effect' and Obama" by L.Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. May 14, 2012.

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Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age.

Douglas Wilder

America, Age, Sept 11

"Obama-Clinton ticket for 2012" by L.Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 2, 2010.

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Suppose something would happen to the president, who would be in charge? The Vice President. Joe Biden? You have got to be kidding today when you say the Taliban's not our enemy.

Douglas Wilder

Enemy, President, Vices

"Fmr. Dem Gov. Doug Wilder To Obama: Drop Biden From 2012 Ticket", www.realclearpolitics.com. December 20, 2011.

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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

Running, Mistake, Serious

"Obama-clinton Ticket for 2012". www.politico.com. August 02, 2010.

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Obama was elected in a flourish of promise that many in the African-American community believed would help not only to symbolize African-American progress since the Civil War and Civil Rights Acts but that his presidency would result in doors opening in the halls of power as had never been seen before by black America.

Douglas Wilder

War, Rights, Doors

"Obama or Clinton better for blacks?" by Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. December 12, 2011.

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During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president. I did so early, when many Democratic leaders - including many prominent African-American politicians - believed the safe bet was to back then-front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Douglas Wilder

Leader, African American, President

Wilder: Obama needs to fire DNC "Chairman Kaine, W.H. advisers" by L. Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 9, 2010.

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Since Obama has expressed admiration for the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that Doris Kearns Goodwin paints in Team of Rivals, he could do the 16th president one better: He should name Hillary Clinton as his running mate in 2012. That would be both needed change and audacious.

Douglas Wilder

Running, Team, Names

"Obama-Clinton ticket for 2012" by Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 2, 2010.

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Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt.

Douglas Wilder

Country, Organization, Foundation

"After debt deal mess, Americans lose" by Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 03, 2011.

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