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I'm looking for the best person irregardless of political party, of race or religion, or color of their skin. Those things don't matter to me. I want someone who's qualified, who has a qualification to character and the integrity to do the things that have to be done to save this world.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Best Character Color Done Integrity Looking Matter Me Party Person Political Political Party Qualification Qualified Race Religion Save Skin Someone Things Those Want Who World

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Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Absolute Absolute Power Absolutely Attorney Attorney General Corrupts Found General Massachusetts Out Power Power Corrupts

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Intemperance and intolerance serve no one, and hatred guarantees failure.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Failure Guarantees Hatred Intolerance Serve

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When most presidents get in, they move to the center because they realize that this is a centrist country - even Reagan.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Because Center Country Even Get Most Move Presidents Reagan Realize

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The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: American American People Attack Blot Century Civility Congress Decline Disservice Early Early Years New Our People Polarization Political Political System Politics Rise System Years 1990S 1980S

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I grew up segregated, but there was not much feeling of being shut out of anything.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Anything Being Feeling Grew Much Out Segregated Shut Up

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Richard Nixon was a very complex man. I don't think he was a conservative, nor liberal, not even a moderate. He was a pragmatic politician. He loved politics.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Complex Conservative Even He Liberal Loved Man Moderate Nixon Nor Politician Politics Pragmatic Richard Richard Nixon Think Very

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I always believed there would be an African-American president. It was something I'd dreamed about, thought about, but certainly did not believe would happen in my lifetime.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: About African-American Always Believe Believed Certainly Did Dreamed Happen Lifetime President Something Thought Would

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When I arrived in the Senate, the moderate so-called Rockefeller Republicans held the balance of power.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Arrived Balance Balance Of Power Held Moderate Power Republicans Rockefeller Senate So-Called

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My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Closely Country Diversity Expectation Fervent Great Great Country Later More Rather Reflect Rich Senate Sooner States Than United United States United States Senate Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: October 26th, 1919

Died: January 3rd, 2015

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