There's a difference between someone who's 'harsh' and someone who is 'hard.' Life was hard. You lived in the South, as my grandparents did, and you had to survive. That is hard. In order to respond to that, he had to become a hard man, with very hard rules, very hard discipline for himself, very hard days, hard work, et cetera.

It would seem that some black people want to say that when you, as a black, become successful, you cease to be black. That's ridiculous.

I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable.

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