Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Kweisi Mfume

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Kweisi Mfume.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a position he held from 1996 to 2004. In 2006, he ran for the U.S. Senate seat that was being vacated by Paul Sarbanes, narrowly losing the Democratic primary to the eventual winner, Ben Cardin. Mfume returned to his former House seat in 2020 after it was left vacant by the death of Elijah Cummings.

American - Politician | Born: October 24, 1948

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Even if they're not reaching out to us, we're going to reach out to them anyway and involve them in a meaningful way. Because if we don't, we will fail to learn the lesson of a generation before us, that reached out for us and never let us go.

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Too often people enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought, never taking a principled stand. True justice will never come until those who are not injured are just as indignant as those who are

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Hate radio, hate speech, hate groups, hate crimes really don't fit in, in the America that we know today.

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Those who aren't caught up into this bigotry, this hatred, those who respect us when they see us. Then you have an obligation also, the good ones. To make sure you say to the others, that this blue wall of silence must come down and that everybody must be treated equally.

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Never again will NAACP find itself near financial ruin.

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We do not have to be victims of circumstance.

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We will seek to implement specific changes in the manufacturing and distribution practices to promote more responsibility and accountability.

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