"Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?"

-- Richard J. Daley

#Cities Quotes #Government Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful.”
“Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.”
“America has a strategic interest in continuing to welcome international students at our colleges, universities, and high schools. Attracting the world's top scientific scholars helps to keep our economy competitive.”
“I don't think you ever feel a success really because everything could always be done better than you've done it...”
“My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.”
“No rich man can walk through the eye of a needle.”
“I think that women of my generation have had a real need to form networks and friendships because it's been, as they say, a man's world, and women have felt excluded and isolated to a large degree. When women get together in numbers their strength compounds and is seen and felt by themselves and others.”
“I have a deep-seated bias against hate and intolerance. I have a bias against racial and religious bigotry. I have a bias that leads me to believe in the essential goodness of my fellow man, which leads me to believe that no problem of human relations is ever insoluble.”

Source : Ralph J. Bunche “Fighter for Peace”

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