Quotes by Marion Barry

“There are two kinds of truth. There are real truths, and there are made up truths. [On his arrest for drug use]”

“Aside from the murders, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.”

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

“I have to admit I didnt do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now were getting it done, ... Its not where youve been but where youre going.”

“Chris has not decided to do anything with anybody until I decide. It is as simple as that, ... He understands that. Hes political.”

“We in Washington, D.C., are experiencing the best of times but yet the worst of times. The number of jobs is rising, but so is unemployment. Go to these construction sites. Youll find that a majority of construction workers are not District residents.”

“Frank Raines stood on the sidelines, leaving Eleanor Holmes Norton all by herself to fend against these big, bad, conservative Republicans,”

“Senator Faircloth started the rape,”

“[Barry (D-Ward 8) said he changed his mind after he realized that the plan could bring as much as $1 billion in new investment to his ward and provide more than 3,000 units of housing, some of which would be set aside for first-time homeowners and those earning low wages.] It makes sense, ... A stadium by itself didnt make sense.”

“This is not a sham, not a game. This is the real stuff.”

Outside of the killings, DC 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 1600s. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.