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The March on Washington was a culmination of years of hard work and dedication of many individuals.

The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed in America - they're black, white, Latino, Native American and Asian American.

We're going to march on Washington with a host of Republicans, Democrats, business leaders, legislators.

As Washington prospers, workers suffer.

I went to a bunch of marches in New York and Washington, and you know I believe in the cause, but to march with those people takes a lot of compromise on my end.

Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.

Everybody in life is pursuing money: left, right, charity, nonprofits, everybody's pursuing money. Everybody wants a raise. Everybody wants to improve their standard of living. Everybody wants to be rich, and especially those that go to Washington.

Washington is dominated by big money.

I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.'

Families and businesses are tightening their belts to make ends meet - and Washington should too.