Edward Brooke Quotes

United States, Politician
October 26, 1919 – January, 3, 2015.

Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American Republican politician. In 1966, he became the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate.He represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 1967 to 1979.

I had made my reputation on integrity.

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- Integrity
My campaign confirmed my belief that although there are bigots in America, whose hateful rhetoric seizes the media's attention, the vast majority of people do not harbor such prejudice.

Edward Brooke
- People
- America
- Attention

I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one.

Edward Brooke
In my state, the Republican Party was the most progressive party.

Edward Brooke
- Party
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.

Edward Brooke