“I know some first-class Negroes. I also know some second-rate white people.”
“I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.”
“You know the truth, and the truth is this: some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to be trusted around women—black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.”
“Some negroes lie, some are immoral, some negro men are not be trusted around women - black and white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.”
“The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.”
“A negro in the White House? Oh no! Some people thought we'd never set foot in the White House again since we built it!!!!”