I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems…

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We cannot forget the little things we take for granted in America that remain the...

We cannot forget the little things we take for granted in America that remain the...

The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common...

The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common...

While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will...

While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will...

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded...

A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded...

Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent...

Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent...

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are...

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are...

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his...

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his...

The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported...

The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported...

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

The divide of race has been Americas constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives...

The divide of race has been Americas constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives...

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes...

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes...

I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my...

I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my...

I believe that those who promote discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or any...

I believe that those who promote discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or any...

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere...

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere...

I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but...

I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but...

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of...

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of...

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard...

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard...

The divide of race has been America's constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives...

The divide of race has been America's constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives...

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach...

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach...