All Richard J. Daley Quotes
- Power is dangerous unless you have humility. Dangerous
- They have vilified me, they have crucified me. Yes, they have even criticized me. Criticism
- What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for… Devoted
- Good government is good politics. Good
- Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society. Attention
- Even the Lord had skeptical members of His party. Lord
- 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… Betrayed
- We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone. Anyone
- The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every nationality, every creed. We opened them to the immigrants. The… Arms
- We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But at the same time, you must understand that when you're… All
- Return to the fundamentals of politics - sell our story door to door. Door
- The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened. Cook
- The confrontation was not created by the police. The confrontation was created by the people who charged the police. Gentlemen, get the thing straight once… All
- A newspaper is the lowest thing there is. Inspirational
- I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders. Boss
- We have to face it: in America today the way to have fun and celebrate is to break a store window and take something. That's… Accept
- If a man can't put his arms around his sons and help them, then what's the world coming to? Arms
- We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment. Achievement
- If a man's handshake is no good all the {legal} paper in the world won't make it good. All
- The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder. Create
- Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans. Give them service and they'll become Democrats. Become Democrats
- We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago. Chicago
- No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party. Day
- The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder. Create