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"Bigotry was written into our founding documents. Native Americans in our Declaration of Independence were referred to as “savages” & in our Constitution, Black people are fractions of human beings. White supremacy has always been a problem in our American story..." @CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/gy8pUvHyhr

"...Racist violence has always been part of the American story. Never more so than in times of transition & times of rapid social change... To say this, is to speak the truth plainly. Because without truth, there can be no reconciliation." - @CoryBooker at Emanuel AME Churchpic.twitter.com/Ek9c076L8G

"To ignore hate is to empower it. It is to fall back on that easy false virtue of tolerance. To proudly claim that we are a nation of tolerance is no great aspiration." @CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/FaQg9IZ8kh

"We are not called to tolerate injustice; we are called to combat it. We are not called to tolerate each other; we are called to love one another. We must acknowledge/that as much as white supremacy manifests itself/it is perpetuated by/a dangerous tolerance/in our society."pic.twitter.com/v9NOtbeTyY

"...it hurts the very people it even claims to represent...political leaders/promise to “build the wall” while not building hospitals, schools, or infrastructure... {or talking about} the “invasion” of immigrants while allowing/opioids to invade communities..." @CoryBooker at AMEpic.twitter.com/8B0YzpeY0m

"It creates a dangerous delusion/that we don’t have to care about those others/they should express their gratitude simply to be here; an idea that some Americans can even be a threat to other Americans just by existing, when in reality/we share a common purpose..." @CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/GbEhEZHMdZ