Roy Barnes

“A Confederate battle flag is a symbol of treason, not a symbol of the South.”

“You can't lead from behind.”

“It's easy to be a demagogue. It's much harder to be a leader.”

“You don't get anything done in politics without making some people mad.”

“Education is the great equalizer.”

“A budget is a moral document.”

“The flag is a symbol of the state, not a symbol of a particular political party.”

“The worst thing you can do in politics is to be timid.”

“Good government is good politics.”

“We cannot be a state of the past. We must be a state of the future.”

“I've been a Democrat all my life, and I'm not going to change that.”

“The people of Georgia sent me here to get things done, and that's what I intend to do.”

“I believe in the power of redemption. I believe that people can change.”