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David Dinkins

"But I make the observation that no one of us would do things exactly alike."

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"So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare."

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"And I tell people I'm in charge of children, children I haven't even met yet."

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"Well, I was about six or seven, and my mother and father separated."

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"Well, I'm not sure, but of one thing I am certain: History judges one differently than contemporary observers, and so I think that as time passes, I hope that not me personally so much, but our administration will be seen for some of the things that we accomplished."

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"I love children, and most of my involvement now has to do with children or youth programs."

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"I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs."

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"Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be a bit much for those who don't come from New York, but clearly we are an important city for reasons of our cultural advantages."

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