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This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty. ↗

— Maxine Waters

#approach #change #color #deal #every

I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't find them really doing in-depth stories on community-based organizations that have been struggling for a long time and who are out trying to get funds. They aren't interested in those stories. ↗

— Maxine Waters

#asking #been #community-based #doing #down

I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition to being liberals, they are very practical. They have made some decisions about what it takes to win. ↗

— Maxine Waters

#addition #being #bill #decisions #heart

I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#confidence #ensure #good #governments #hide

I don't think the AAA is an end in itself; we will maintain prudent financial management with or without the AAA. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#financial #i #itself #maintain #management

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#elections #good #good government #government #look

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city. ↗

— Maxine Waters

#congress #lobby #mayors #provide #resources

I rambled all the time. I was just like that, like a rollin' stone. ↗

— Muddy Waters

#just #like #stone #time

I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn. ↗

— Muddy Waters

#christmas #christmas tree #crazy #down #eyes

Ray Charles' revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was. ↗

— Diane Watson

#approach #been #charles #commitment #deep