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> [Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions, by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent as well as to reassure your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/because-you-basically-won-a-close-re-election-your-first-task-is-to/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

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## More by Marc Morial

> [Money is not our primary aim. Changing the behavior and the practice of the gun industry is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/money-is-not-our-primary-aim-changing-the-behavior-and-the-practice/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [Technology is permeating every single thing we do... And to the extent that we can better expose our young people to all the different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/technology-is-permeating-every-single-thing-we-do-and-to-the-extent/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [We stand ready to work together, where possible, in helping rebuild not only homes and businesses, but most importantly, lives of those who so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/we-stand-ready-to-work-together-where-possible-in-helping-rebuild-not/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [What would it take for you to acknowledge that race is an issue? Maybe you don't want to acknowledge that race is an issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-acknowledge-that-race-is-an-issue-maybe/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/we-must-continue-to-have-voting-rights-in-the-state-not-to-politicize/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [The mayor has got to work closely with a wide variety of people, his city council, state legislature, governor, business community, labor community, president…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/the-mayor-has-got-to-work-closely-with-a-wide-variety-of-people-his/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/because-you-basically-won-a-close-re-election-your-first-task-is-to/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [Because Katrina put it out there, no one can play the pretend game anymore that there isn't poverty and inequality in this country. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/because-katrina-put-it-out-there-no-one-can-play-the-pretend-game/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/we-have-to-remember-that-dr-king-was-not-an-idle-dreamer-dr-king-was/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/progress-rarely-comes-as-a-result-of-being-passive/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [This - the leadership of the mayor is crucial, because it is to the mayor that people will look to provide the vision, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/this-the-leadership-of-the-mayor-is-crucial-because-it-is-to-the/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/a-police-officer-wears-a-uniform-they-re-sworn-to-uphold-the-law-they/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/rosa-parks-was-the-queen-mother-of-a-movement-whose-single-act-of/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [Poverty, the racial divide and social injustice do not impact only those who suffer most visibly. Alleviating poverty and injustice is a responsibility we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/poverty-the-racial-divide-and-social-injustice-do-not-impact-only/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

> [The Society of American Civil Engineers, someone who's going to come in and say to the public, we've looked at, we've examined, we've reviewed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-morial/the-society-of-american-civil-engineers-someone-who-s-going-to-come/)

[Marc Morial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-morial/)

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