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Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.

There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.

The only way that residual racist feelings could affect legislation, in my opinion, is through a lack of priorities, from not doing things.

Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.

I don't totally believe that all of the politicians see a problem with the gap between the scores of black children and other groups. I believe that many politicians think this has been the way it has always been, so what's the problem?

There must not be favoured treatment for those occupying a position of public responsibility.

People who are disenfranchised politically and people who are poor often don't vote. They often don't elect politicians, so the politicians who are supporting them are really being very charitable, because they're not going to give them billions of dollars in campaign funds.

Using political tools to change social conditions won't work.

During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.