Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that.

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I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not...

I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

Oh, I don't think Tom Sowell would tell anybody to join the administration. That's not...

Oh, I don't think Tom Sowell would tell anybody to join the administration. That's not...

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas...

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas...

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old...

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old...

I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about...

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about...

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading...

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading...

I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what...

I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what...

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly...

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly...

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself...

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself...

I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it...

I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it...

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be...

But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground...

A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

It was just a whimsical idea that escalated when so many crazy ladies took it...

It was just a whimsical idea that escalated when so many crazy ladies took it...

[They are] social pariahs, irrationally ostracized by their communities because of medically baseless fears of...

[They are] social pariahs, irrationally ostracized by their communities because of medically baseless fears of...