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My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#home #house #life #my life #representatives

Republicans think that the NAACP is the only voice in the black community. It is a voice in the black community. But it's not the only voice. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#black community #community #naacp #only #republicans

Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#bush #george #george w #going #had

That's the way blacks have been encouraged to think: that we got to stick together. You've got a situation today where if a black person says he thinks O.J. Simpson's guilty, other blacks will cut their eyes at him and say, 'You ought to go somewhere and sit down and shut up.' ↗

— J. C. Watts

#black #blacks #cut #down #encouraged

The Democratic Party has taken the black community for granted and said, 'This is the most loyal constituency we have. They're not going anywhere.' But the Republican Party has said, 'That's the most loyal constituency Democrats have. They're not going anywhere. We've got to win without them.' ↗

— J. C. Watts

#black #black community #community #constituency #democratic

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#each #faith #government #government programs #great

The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we're not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#benefit #budget #democrats #determining #directly

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#african-american community #community #entertainment #lot #more

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#arena #humanness #need #out #people

Well, Mark, I led the charge for five or six years to get reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I was chairman of an organization called 'FM Policy Focus.' What we were saying was, if there was blip in the housing market, Fannie and Freddie would destabilize the greatest economy in the world. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#chairman #charge #economy #fannie #five