And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elephants or donkeys are not what younger people look to. They look at individual candidates' philosophy, and I think it's a different time and…

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In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as...

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need...

We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need...

You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business...

You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in...

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have...

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have...

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state...

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state...

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's...

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's...

I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're...

I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected...

And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected...

It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in...

It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one...

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one...

We're competing against other great cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. That's why it's...

We're competing against other great cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. That's why it's...

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them...

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them...