Political Quotes

“Congresswoman Lucy McBath, I would like to share a story with you which reminds me of you that happened during Shirley's campaign because I know your district, and I know how you fight each and every day to bring people together, and how you care about all people, humanity. You care about people regardless of party affiliation, regardless of background, and I know that is how you do your work, and that is how you are so effective as a Black woman. During Shirley Chisholm's campaign, George Wallace was running for President also. He was shot and he was hospitalized. He was paralyzed. This is in the middle of the campaign. Congresswoman Chisholm suspended her campaign for a few days, and she went to visit that segregationist George Wallace. I mean, I was ready to leave. I said no, there is no way that my first campaign, this hero--shero of mine is going down to see this man who has blocked African Americans from going to school, who has sicced dogs on them, who is a horrible human being. And so I talked to her and said, ``I can't deal with this, Mrs. Chisholm.'' I was so angry for that decision. And I am thinking of Congresswoman McBath now, I am thinking of the context in which we live in terms of so much hate out there because she said to me, she said, ``Little girl,'' even though I was a grown woman with two little kids, ``Remember, we are all human beings. Maybe I can teach him something and help him regain his humanity.'' I said, ``Well, he never had any.…”