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 don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not...

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, 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...

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...

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being...

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being...

And I don't think that government has a role in telling people how to live...

And I don't think that government has a role in telling people how to live...

But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the...

But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the...

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...

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...

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

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

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

I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off...

I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off...

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...

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...

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...

I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

I have to admit that I'm one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is...

I have to admit that I'm one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is...

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...

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we...

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we...

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...

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...