Marion barry

This is not a sham, not a game. This is the real stuff.

People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then?

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist.

When you know more, you can do more.

I am making this trip to Africa because Washington is an international city, just like Tokyo, Nigeria or Israel. As mayor, I am an international symbol. Can you deny that to Africa?

I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.

I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.

People have criticised me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can...

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.