“I hate the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live.”
About This Quote
Statement about his North Vietnamese prison guards, in response to a question asked by reporters aboard his campaign bus. He later refused to apologize for using a racial slur, stating: "I was referring to my prison guards, and I will continue to refer to them in language that might offend some people because of the beating and torture of my friends." San Francisco Chronicle (18 February 2000)
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