I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it's put out in the media as true.

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When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not...

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell...

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell...

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides...

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides...

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to...

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to...

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the...

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the...

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a...

Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a...

Keep hope alive!

Keep hope alive!

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down...

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down...

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give...

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give...

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we...

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we...

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get...

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get...