Charles Evers

“Any time the country is split 50/50, the leader is wrong.”

“Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us.”

“Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you.”

“This is a racist country.”

“The Republican Party does not reach out.”

“It's wrong to kill.”

“I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.”

“I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am independent.”

“We've begun to get justice.”

“I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.”

“The Republican Party is not inclusive.”

“Iraq did nothing to us. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11.”

“I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive.”

“The least I can do is show Medgar I still care. And Martin.”

“We've begun to put fear into those whites who think they can do anything they want to a black person and get away with it.”

“Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black.”

“Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one.”

“The main thing I believe in is freedom.”

“I loved Clinton; not as a Democrat, but as a person.”

“I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.”