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"Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago."
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"One obvious palliative of the evils of democracy in its present form would be to encourage much more publicity and initiative on the part of civil servants. They ought to have the right, and, on occasion, the duty, to frame Bills in their own names, and set forth publicly the arguments in their favor."
"Politics devoid of ethics does not further human welfare, and life without morality reduces humans to the level of beasts."
"Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders."
"The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart."
"The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying."
"Politics should be a field that attracts statesmen, not future CEO's and board members."
"In reality, commissions rarely solve complicated problems. Therefore, the following question arises: what is worse " to establish a commission knowing it cannot solve a complicated problem, or to believe that the commission will truly solve such a problem?"
"There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences."
"The bureaucrat is a man who administers things and people, and who relates himself to people as to things."
"Metaphorically, governance is like a "Steer, Risk Management is like a "Brake."
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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."
"But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved."
"If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips."
"Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago."
"We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work."
"The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead."
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