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Dick Gregory

"In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport." 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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"America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet." Dick Gregory
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"I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist." Dick Gregory
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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." Dick Gregory
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"Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth." 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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"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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"You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We're the only ones who know what it means to be Brand X." Dick Gregory
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"So why would I want to call myself a conservative after the way them white racist thugs have used that word to hide behind? They call themselves new Republicans." Dick Gregory
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"We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class." Dick Gregory
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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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"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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"Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss." Dick Gregory
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"Some kind of way, we have to say enough is enough." Dick Gregory
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"A friend of mine who works for naval intelligence said an aerial satellite revealed that 1.9 million attended the event in 1995. But if they would have had a rumble at the march the newspapers would have said that 75 million Afro-Americans were there." Dick Gregory
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"You're looking at something that is going to revolutionize the whole world." Dick Gregory
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"It's like the story of Jesus Christ." Dick Gregory
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