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Quotes by Dick Gregory
(1932 - )


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AbuseAmerica will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet.
AmericaIn America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we don't know yet whether that sun is rising or setting for our country.
armed servicesWhen I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.
ArroganceYou gotta say this for the white race – its self confidence knows no bounds. Who else could go to a small island in the Pacific where there's no poverty, no crime, no unemployment, no war, and no worry – and call it a "primitive society?"
ChicagoIn most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.
ChristmasI never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.
HateI never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
HistoryWe used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre.
PoliticsPolitical promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.
RaceJust being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.
Race relationsJust being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.
RacismI am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp -- just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.
TaxesI wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.
- (comedian)
wealthRiches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
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