The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything.

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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...

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...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

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...

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as...

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as...

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I want to rebuild America.

I want to rebuild America.

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...

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

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...

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

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...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...