The Confederate flag represents the same thing to blacks as the Nazi flag represents to Jews,

For black folks, the Confederate flag represents the same thing that the Nazi flag represents to the Jews. There is absolutely no difference when we look at it. Now, white folks try to explain it away like, 'Oh, it's OK.' But when you're black, it is not OK. It represents oppression and murder.

I was in a no-win situation. To 50 percent of the world, the Confederate flag represents heritage, but to the other half it means racism. I'm not here to draw that line. This is a restaurant. It's not a place for politics.

The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose.

The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.

The demand is still there for the old Georgia flag (with the Confederate Stars and Bars). But since Tuesday, anybody who thinks about anything other than the American flag or the USA is crazy.