Douglas Wilder

Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#black #certain #go #hand #i

I fought in Korea, front line. I knew who the enemy were. The enemy were the people who were firing at me. And shooting at me. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#firing #fought #front #i #knew

If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#both #choosing #given #john #john mccain

Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#desire #elected #having #humiliated #man

My experience politically has always been that one-word definition of politics: money. Keep your eye on the buck. And that tells you where the American people are going to be. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#american #american people #been #buck #definition

Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#america #gilded #out #second #sept

Suppose something would happen to the president, who would be in charge? The Vice President. Joe Biden? You have got to be kidding today when you say the Taliban's not our enemy. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#enemy #got #happen #joe #kidding

The force I represent is Virginia's New Mainstream. It looks forward, not backwards. It tries to unify people, not divide them. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#divide #force #forward #i #looks

What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? What is black enough? ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#blackness #certain #certain things #dress #enough

You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#doing #earn #ever #feel #move