Bad government Quote by Harold Washington

“I cannot watch the city of Chicago be destroyed by petty politics and bad government.”

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I am not interested in splitting the white vote.

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The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work.

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Business as usual will not be accepted by any part of this city.

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I am interested in garnering the white vote, and the black vote, and the Latin vote, and the Asian vote, and the business vote,…

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Let's not be overconfident, we still have to count the votes.

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Chicago has been characterized as the most segregated city in the United States, a city they said could never change.

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That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities…

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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.

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Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.

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Our concern is to heal. Our concern is to bring together.

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