[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office. |
A friend of mine who works for naval intelligence said an aerial satellite revealed that 1.9 million attended the event in 1995. But if they would have had a rumble at the march the newspapers would have said that 75 million Afro-Americans were there. |
America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet. |
And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede. |
Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth. |
Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned |
I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man |
I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark. |
I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that. |
I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country. |
I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist. |
If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market. |
If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the tanks to control you |
In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we don't know yet whether that sun is rising or setting for our country. |
In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. |