More from Marion Barry

  1. The laws of this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist.
  2. The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.
  3. I am one of those mayors whose management style is to allow free and unlimited debate, to a point.
  4. I promise you a police car on every sidewalk.
  5. I am a great mayor. I am an upstanding Christian man. I am an intelligent man. I am a deeply educated man. I am a humble man.
  6. 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 n…
  7. What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because it deems it necessary?
  8. I am making this trip to Africa because Washington is an international city, just like Tokyo, Nigeria or Israel. As mayor, I am an internat…

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