I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates.

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I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience...

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular,...

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular,...

I want to rebuild America.

I want to rebuild America.

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like...

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...