#washington

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#color #felt #first #first time #full

My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#baked #born #bread #crossed #delaware

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father." ↗

— Will Rogers

#bet #calling #father #george #george washington

The March on Washington was a culmination of years of hard work and dedication of many individuals. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#dedication #hard #hard work #individuals #many

I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington. ↗

— Steve Israel

#constituents #going #here #i #i always

We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#been #bill #bill clinton #bill gates #clinton

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

#best #his #only #shows #washington

We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation. ↗

— Ron Johnson

#consequences #created #different #different perspectives #experience

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people." ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#amendment #been #court #court decision #decision

Every bit of money that we can bring from our federal transportation budget in Washington back here to Stewart Airport will benefit our local economy and our local residents. ↗

— Sue Kelly

#back #benefit #bit #bring #budget