“I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.”

We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.

I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.

A picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.

There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work.

This is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.

I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.

We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.

We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.

We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.

Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.

And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.

I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.

I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.