A biography for Marion Barryhasn’t been written yet.
“If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.”
“I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.”
“In Washington, I have worked hard for the people, and I've been loved by the people.”
“What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?”
“People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then?”