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You can't say the Negro left the Republican Party; the Negro feels he was evicted from the Republican Party.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Feels He Left Party Republican Republican Party Say You

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I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Am Civil Civil Rights Leader Profess Rights I Am

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I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Cause Got Just Massachusetts People Serve

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I never studied much at Howard, but at Boston University, I didn't do much else but study.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Boston Else Much Never Studied Study University

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President Nixon has lost his effectiveness as the leader of this country, primarily because he has lost the confidence of the people.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Because Confidence Country Effectiveness He His Leader Lost Nixon People President Primarily

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My campaign confirmed my belief that although there are bigots in America, whose hateful rhetoric seizes the media's attention, the vast majority of people do not harbor such prejudice.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Although America Attention Belief Bigots Campaign Confirmed Harbor Hateful Majority Media People Prejudice Rhetoric Vast Vast Majority Whose

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Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Act Fast Move Party Politics Tea Tea Party Time You

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In my state, the Republican Party was the most progressive party.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Most Party Progressive Republican Republican Party State

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I want to be elected on my own ability. Only then do you have progress... People should not use race as a basis for labelling me.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Ability Basis Elected Me My Own Only Own People Progress Race Should Then Use Want You

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When I left the Senate in 1979, there were several publishers who had approached me about writing an autobiography, and I knew that politicians write books for many reasons, but at that time, I just thought I wasn't ready and my story wasn't over, and I knew I had a new life ahead of me.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: About Autobiography Books Had Just Knew Left Life Many Me New New Life Over Politicians Publishers Ready Reasons Senate Several Story Thought Time Were Who Write Writing Ahead

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: October 26th, 1919

Died: January 3rd, 2015

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