Charles Evers quotes

Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you. (Charles Evers)
I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive. View quote
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I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby. View quote
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I don't believe in welfare. View quote
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I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am independent. View quote
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I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is right. View quote
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I'm a Republican and I'm gonna stay a Republican because they need somebody like me to stay in the Party and keep hammering away. View quote
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Any time the country is split 50/50, the leader is wrong. View quote
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The least I can do is show Medgar I still care. And Martin. View quote
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So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic Party: to make sure blacks are included, along with everyone else. View quote
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The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and I speak as a Republican. (Charles Evers)
This is a racist country. View quote
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Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the Democrats were about helping the poor folks and black folks is not going to win. View quote
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The main thing I believe in is freedom. View quote
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Iraq did nothing to us. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11. View quote
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The Republican Party is not inclusive. View quote
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I feel there should be blacks in every Party. View quote
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I'm for prayer in schools. View quote
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I'm for economic independence. View quote
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I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for. View quote
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I'm against an all-white anything or an all-black anything. (Charles Evers)
I loved Clinton; not as a Democrat, but as a person. View quote
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Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one. View quote
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I'm against abortion. View quote
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Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us. View quote
Charles Evers

Charles Evers

Charles Evers - Image
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Activist
Born: September 11, 1922
Died: July 22, 2020
Quotes count: 33

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