Black Buck Raids

Famous quotes containing the words black, buck and/or raids:

“There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.”
—Alice Walker (b. 1944)

“Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They are the oldest civilized people on earth. Their civilization passes through phases but its basic characteristics remain the same. They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break.”
—Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973)

“Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)