Lindsey Graham said "At the end of the day, it is time for the people in South Carolina to revisit that decision, it would be fine with me, but this is part of who we are. The flag represents, to some people, a Civil War, and that was the symbol of one side. To others, it is a racist symbol, and it has been used by people. It's been used in a racist way. But the problems we have today in South Carolina throughout the world are not because of the movie or symbols caused what people -- what's in peoples' heart." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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At the end of the day, it is time for the people in South Carolina to revisit that decision, it would be fine with me, but this is part of who we are. The flag represents, to some people, a Civil War, and that was the symbol of one side. To others, it is a racist symbol, and it has been used by people. It's been used in a racist way. But the problems we have today in South Carolina throughout the world are not because of the movie or symbols caused what people -- what's in peoples' heart.

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Lindsey Graham

Republican · South Carolina

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Editor's note · Context

Senator Graham discusses the Confederate flag's symbolism and its implications for South Carolina.

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