Edward Brooke
Edward Brooke
Edward William Brooke IIIwas an American Republican politician. In 1966, he became the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. He was elected to the Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts, defeating former Massachusetts governor Democrat Endicott Peabody in a landslide. He served for two terms, and was defeated by Paul Tsongas in 1978...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 October 1919
CountryUnited States of America
studied
I never studied much at Howard, but at Boston University, I didn't do much else but study.
grew
I grew up segregated, but there was not much feeling of being shut out of anything.
intend move
I don't intend to leave the Republican Party, but I would like to move the Republican Party more to the center.
chose early republican
I chose the Republican Party early on in the 1950s and 1960s in Massachusetts. My father was a Republican, as was my mother, in Virginia.
people
I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.
profess
I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one.
fred thompson
Fred Thompson was a law partner of mine.
absolute attorney general power
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.
best character color looking matter political race religion save
I'm looking for the best person irregardless of political party, of race or religion, or color of their skin. Those things don't matter to me. I want someone who's qualified, who has a qualification to character and the integrity to do the things that have to be done to save this world.
held moderate power
When I arrived in the Senate, the moderate so-called Rockefeller Republicans held the balance of power.
books knew left life publishers ready senate several time
When I left the Senate in 1979, there were several publishers who had approached me about writing an autobiography, and I knew that politicians write books for many reasons, but at that time, I just thought I wasn't ready and my story wasn't over, and I knew I had a new life ahead of me.
attack blot century decline disservice early politics system
The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.
needs forget congress
The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term.
political bugs loses
Once bitten, you seldom lose the political bug.