Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the Democrats were about helping the poor folks and black folks is not going to win.

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I'm against abortion.

I'm against abortion.

I loved Clinton; not as a Democrat, but as a person.

I loved Clinton; not as a Democrat, but as a person.

The Republican Party is not inclusive.

The Republican Party is not inclusive.

The main thing I believe in is freedom.

The main thing I believe in is freedom.

And we never got the mule, let alone the forty acres.

And we never got the mule, let alone the forty acres.

I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.

I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.

Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black.

Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black.

I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.

I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.

I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.

I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.

I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is...

I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is...

So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic...

So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic...

Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not...

Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not...

We need to take responsibility and educate people. That's why black folks don't like me....

We need to take responsibility and educate people. That's why black folks don't like me....

The Republican Party does not reach out.

The Republican Party does not reach out.

Any time the country is split 50-50, the leader is wrong.

Any time the country is split 50-50, the leader is wrong.

We've begun to put fear into those whites who think they can do anything they...

We've begun to put fear into those whites who think they can do anything they...

We've begun to get justice.

We've begun to get justice.

I don't believe in welfare.

I don't believe in welfare.

I'm for economic independence.

I'm for economic independence.

The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and...

The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and...