Who said this?

Question

Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds."
"I shall never fight in the armed forces with a ***** by my side."


This Senator was unanimously elected to be the leader, known as the Exalted Cyclops, of his local chapter of the KKK.

Answer 1

sounds like Robert Byrd but I supposed it could be the vast right wing conspiracy trying to make Byrd look like a racist (to hide their own racism of course).

Answer 2

Robert Byrd

DEMOCRAT, West Virginia