Trent Lott — American Politician born on October 09, 1941,

Chester Trent Lott, Sr. is an American politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He entered Congress as one of the first of a wave of Republicans winning seats in Southern states that had been solidly Democratic. He became Senate Majority Leader, then fell from power after praising Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist Dixiecrat presidential bid... (wikipedia)

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.
Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.
A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.
The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.
The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported there - from tax policy, to foreign policy; from individual rights, to neighborhood security - are things that Jefferson Davis and his people believed in.