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"City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference."
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"City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference."
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"When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast."
"Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago."
"The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs."
"City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference."
"I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive."
"In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however."
"Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation."
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