George Wallace
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"George Corley Wallace, Jr." was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama/Governor of Alabama, having served List of Governors of Alabama/two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a History of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democrat: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. Wallace has the third longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,848 days. After four runs for President of the United States/U.S. President (three as a Democrat and one on the American Independent Party ticket (politics)/ticket), he earned the title "the most influential loser" in 20th century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher.

A 1972 assassination attempt left Wallace paralyzed, and he used a wheelchair for the remainder of his life. He is remembered for his Southern United States/Southern populism/populist and racial segregation/segregationist attitudes during the mid-20th century period of the African-American civil rights movement and activism, which gained passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s to enforce constitutional rights for all citizens. He eventually renounced segregationism but remained a populist.

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I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.

I've read about foreign policy and studied - I know the number of continents (during his 1968 presidential campaign).

Being governor don't mean a thing anymore in this country. We're nothing. Just high-paid ornaments is all. I'm thinking of running for president myself.

Our rates are lower than in those other states. Perhaps us having outside counsel has helped us.

It's helped me extensively as I have researched issues that benefited the people of Alabama.

The doves in this country and some of the media are the cause of fifty-some-odd-thousand Americans being killed and all that money being spent, and all that inflation.

I've read about foreign policy and studied, I now know the number of continents.

Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever!

I've seen many politicians paralyzed in the legs as myself, but I've seen more of them who were paralyzed in the head.

Sure, I look like a white man. But my heart is as black as anyone's here.

Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining?

Since my accident I am a little more mindful of the suffering of other people.