Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that.

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We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we...

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we...

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old...

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old...

I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what...

I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what...

I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it...

I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it...

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas...

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas...

I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not...

I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not...

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading...

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being...

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being...

But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be...

But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be...

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about...

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about...

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself...

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself...

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not...

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off...

I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off...

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly...

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly...

I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.