The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.

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When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't...

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't...

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that...

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that...

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement....

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement....

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in...

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in...

The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing...

The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing...

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that...

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities...

There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities...

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever...

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever...

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words...

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words...

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, nor our undertaker. It should challenge...

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, nor our undertaker. It should challenge...

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals -...

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals -...

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully...

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully...

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it!...

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it!...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.