We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre.

Quote by Dick Gregory

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I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about...

I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist.

I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist.

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Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the...

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In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the...

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I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly...

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And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The...

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When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in...

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If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six...

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If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.

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I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for...

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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

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Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It's the only way we can...

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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

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You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We're the only...

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Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their...

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I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into...