In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

Quote by Dick Gregory

Topics: Chicago Quotes, Voting Quotes

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

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

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

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

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

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

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

Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than...

Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than...

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

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

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

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

We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and...

We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and...

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

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

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it...

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it...

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

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

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's...

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was...

Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was...

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a...

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a...