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" Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake. "

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" As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. "

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" I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man. "

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