"African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.“


-Alveda King

posted in politics


African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes."

-Alveda King

warView Quote
"America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics."

-Alveda King

politicsView Quote
"A majority, perhaps as many as 75 percent, of abortion clinics are in areas with high minority populations. Abortion apologists will say this is because they want to serve the poor. You don't serve the poor, however, by taking their money to terminate their children."

-Alveda King

moneyView Quote
"People need jobs, people need happy and successful lives there should be marriage between one man and one woman, there should the value of person from conception until natural death."

-Alveda King

marriageView Quote
"It is statistically proven that the strongest institution that guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman. We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage."

-Alveda King

marriageView Quote
"We're reclaiming America and restoring honor. I believe we do that with faith, with hope, with charity, and honoring our brothers and our sisters as we honor each other."

-Alveda King

hopeView Quote

More Quotes About politics

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is the politics of revolution... none other."

-H. Rap Brown

politicsView Quote
"On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity."

-Mark Udall

politicsView Quote
"The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been, that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something."

-Eric Sevareid

politicsView Quote
"We mistake politics for legislative debate. You can be passionate without being personal."

-Richard Dreyfuss

politicsView Quote
"First, take the government of the Indians out of politics second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites third, give the Indian the ballot."

-George Crook

politicsView Quote
"Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one."

-Gary Ackerman

politicsView Quote