Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand … - Douglas Wilder

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We could curtail private spending by several trillion dollars a year without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. That would be more than enough to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and eliminate government indebtedness once and for all.

Douglas Wilder

Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK. ' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race.

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