7. When asked by a black female student at the University of Chicago Law School, “In today’s America, how can a black woman be a Republican?” she responded:
I told the young lady that I’m a Republican because I believe in an America where we can work to achieve our own destinies. I pointed out that in the fight for civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. rejected the notion that he should remain a second-class citizen. Dr. King refused to accept the status quo, refused to stay inside the box. Instead, he pursued his dream — impossible as that dream may have seemed when the civil rights movement first began.When it comes to the problems facing America, I too reject the status quo. (Her entire speech can be read in an op-ed published in The Deseret News.)
