“For black folks, the Confederate flag represents the same thing that the Nazi flag represents to the Jews. There is absolutely no difference when we look at it. Now, white folks try to explain it away like, 'Oh, it's OK.' But when you're black, it is not OK. It represents oppression and murder.”
Ken Page
“The Confederate flag represents the same thing to blacks as the Nazi flag represents to Jews,”
“I was in a no-win situation. To 50 percent of the world, the Confederate flag represents heritage, but to the other half it means racism. I'm not here to draw that line. This is a restaurant. It's not a place for politics.”
Zach Doulaveris
“I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks. We can't beat George Bush unless we appeal to a broad cross-section of Democrats.”
Howard Dean
“I think if we are realistic, the South - the old Confederate states - really only has one entirely unique feature that other parts of the country don't have, and that is this nearly 400-year history of tremendous intimacy, in every sense of the word, good and evil, between two very different kinds of peoples: people who were brought here against their wishes from Africa and a largely Anglo-white population.”
Reynolds Price
“I spent my four years cringing each time I had to run and like it as the Confederate battle flag waved. I was proud of my school and the school spirit, but I despised being represented by a symbol that stood for minority oppression.”
Carl Stewart
“New Zealand is out of the equation. FIFA won't even contemplate a cross-confederation bid. Now that we're in Asia, the argument is we can't have our cake and eat it too.”
John O'Neill
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