Trent Lott Quotes
born 1941 United States
Chester Trent Lott, Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is a former American politician. He was the U.S.
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We need more meetings like this across the nation. The people in this room stand for the right principles and the right philosophy.
To the CCC (1992)
I want the President to look across the country and find the best man woman or minority that he can find.
The spirit of Jefferson Davis lives in the 1984 Republican Platform.
Speech before the Sons of Confederate Veterans (1984)
We don't need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples. As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them.
I've already seen enough. Why would I want to go see a bunch of perverted pictures?
You could say that I favored segregation then. I don't now.
I have made my condemnation of the white supremacist and racist view of this group, or any group, clear.
To The Washington Post (1998)
I don't agree with the libertarians. I want my security first. I'll deal with all the details after that.
I am an advocate of having a gold dollar with Reagan's picture on it, and calling it the Ronnie. The Canadians have the Loonie, and we can have the Ronnie.
I'm sure you petroleum folks understand that solar power will solve all our problems. How much money have we blown on that? This is the hippies' program from the seventies and they're still pushing this stuff.
I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years, either.
Why do they kill people of other religions because of religion? Why do they hate the Israelis and despise their right to exist? Why do they hate each other? Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.
When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And, if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either.