"In many cases segregationist Democrats were thrown out by southern voters in favor of civil-rights Republicans. One of the loudest Democratic segregationists in the House was Texas' John Dowdy... It was in fact not until 1995 that Republicans represented a majority of the southern congressional delegation, and they had hardly spent the Reagan years campaigning on the resurrection of Jim Crow. It was not the Civil War but the Cold War that shaped mid-century partisan politics. Eisenhower warned the country against the 'military-industrial complex', but in truth Ike's ascent had represented the decisive victory of the interventionist, hawkish wing of the Republican Party."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Kevin Williamson, "The Party of Civil Rights" (28 May 2012), The National Review
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Republican Party (United States)
328 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Republican Party (United States) →
Related Quotes
"The plight of American Indians and Eskimos is a national disgrace. Contradictory government policies have led to into…"
"Business, so vital to our economic system, is free enterprise in its purest sense. It holds forth opportunity to the …"
"Free men look to us for leadership and support, which we dedicate ourselves to give out of the abundance of our natio…"
"Twice before, our party gave the people of America leadership at a time of crisis, leadership which won us peace in p…"
"Our party historically has been the party of freedom. We are the only barricade against those who, through excessive …"
"We stand for an equitable, non-discriminatory immigration policy, reaffirming our support of the principles of the 19…"
"The Republican Party supports an immigration policy which is in keeping with the traditions of America in providing a…"
"Segregation in the active Armed Forces of the United States has been ended. For the first time in our history there i…"
"To Republicans, liberty is still today man's most precious possession. For every citizen, and for the generations to …"
"We will work toward ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, appointment of women to highest level positions in th…"