"I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago."

People, Chicago

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"I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago."

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"The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems."

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"The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions."

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"I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago."

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"If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works."

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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."

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"Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine."

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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