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Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.
Dick Gregory
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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.
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In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we don't know yet whether that sun is rising or setting for our country.
Dick Gregory
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I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.
Dick Gregory
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When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.
Dick Gregory
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I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly country.
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I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.
Dick Gregory
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If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the tanks to control you.
Dick Gregory
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I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
Dick Gregory
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And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.
Dick Gregory
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Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
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When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.
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If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.
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