Marion Barry Quotes

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.

There are two kinds of truth. There are real truths, and there are made up truths.

I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man.

If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate.

People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then? WOULD IT!?!

What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?

I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

When you know more, you can do more.

There is a sort of an unwritten code in Washington, among the underworld and the hustlers and these other guys that I am their friend.

We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up business and dirty shops. They ought to go.

The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather.

My greatest work comes in the community.

I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.

Our neighbors in Virginia are just as responsible for these killings as the criminals are because they won't pass strong gun [control] legislation.

Jesse ain't running nothin' but his mouth.

Outside of the killings, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.