Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory
Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregoryis an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, and comedian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth12 October 1932
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
attitude white needs
You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you haven't got trillions of dollars in the bank that you don't need, you can't be white.
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If democracy is such a good thing, let's have more of it.
marriage political promise
Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.
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The United States is the most dishonest, ungodly, unspiritual nation that ever existed in the history of the planet.
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I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.
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When I was a boy, I was taught never to use insulting expressions like, 'I've been gypped,' or, 'He welshed on the deal.'
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If you can justify killing to eat meat, you can justify the conditions of the ghetto. I cannot justify either one.
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America is concerned more with the possibility of moon folks than the reality of hungry poor folks.
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I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. I'm looking for the crack in the fabric.
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Wouldn't it be a helluva joke if all this were really burnt cork and you people were being tolerant for nuthin'?
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I go to Chinese Christian community. Jesus looks Chinese. I go to Japanese Christian community. Jesus looks Japanese. I go to Brazilian Christian community. Jesus looks Brazilian. How come in America Jesus looks white?
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Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights than upon human rights.
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I never thought I'd see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so, than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we was in Mississippi.
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Black conservatives have a right to exist, but why would I want to walk around with a swastika on my shirt after the way Hitler done messed it up?