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“Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am…” quote by Jane Byrne — Download Open image

“Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.”

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If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in…

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I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago.

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I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive.

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Chicago's neighborhoods have always been this city's greatest strength.

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I am a Democrat. I have been one all of my life.

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Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation.

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But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.

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For my part, I plan to work out a fair and adequate redistribution of city services to all city neighborhoods.

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In my family I was never known as the fighter, like I became all of a sudden.

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In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone,…

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The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.

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When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy,…

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