Marc Morial Quotes

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• We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in…
• We want the clear facts to be reported that we, according to the FBI, have a lower violent crime rate than Atlanta, or Houston, or…
• 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…
• 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 Millions…
• Money is not our primary aim. Changing the behavior and the practice of the gun industry is.
• This - the leadership of the mayor is crucial, because it is to the mayor that people will look to provide the vision, the energy,…
• Poverty, the racial divide and social injustice do not impact only those who suffer most visibly. Alleviating poverty and injustice is a responsibility we must…
• We stand ready to work together, where possible, in helping rebuild not only homes and businesses, but most importantly, lives of those who so desperately…
• Technology is permeating every single thing we do... And to the extent that we can better expose our young people to all the different ways…
• Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.
• Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution…
• The mayor has got to work closely with a wide variety of people, his city council, state legislature, governor, business community, labor community, president and…
• A great American city is fighting for its life.
• We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here, he…
• For me, I have no political ego in this thing with respect to any other leader and what they might feel is appropriate or necessary…
• 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 the…
• We've lost our city. I fear it's potentially like Pompeii.

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