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"I am making this trip to Africa because Washington is an international city, just like Tokyo, Nigeria or Israel. As mayor, I am an international symbol. Can you deny that to Africa?" - Mayor Marion Barry
"The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist."
"I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican."
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
"People have criticized me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can assure you there are."
I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less."
"The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather." "I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man."
"The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice." - Marion Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC
“I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.” - David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.
"The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist."
"I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican."
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
"People have criticized me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can assure you there are."
I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less."
"The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather." "I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man."
"The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice." - Marion Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC
“I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.” - David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.
