"It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions."

"If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if something must be done, he must suggest the something. The unpardonable sin is to propose nothing, when action is imperative."

"Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America."