I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president was important.
RAHM EMANUELWhen parents tell their children not to congregate on corners, especially in groups, out of fear for them encountering the police, what does that say? We have a trust problem.
More Rahm Emanuel Quotes
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No citizen is a second class citizen in the city of Chicago. If my children are treated one way, every child is treated the same way.
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A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush’s shovel.
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Laquan McDonald is a wake-up call to all of us. It’s a reminder there’s a lot broken.
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Bob Rubin was opposed to signing the welfare bill. He’s not exactly what I call a flaming liberal.
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What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority,’ or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America’s security foremost in mind?
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My attitude is govern as if you’ve run your last race. That’s not to say I’ve run my last race, but govern with a liberation and a freedom; change your mind frame to operate that way.
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I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.
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I’ve never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.
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There’s no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
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Israel has a security concern involving geography. But geography does not have the same value it did in 1967.
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I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.
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When people told me ‘It’s great to be here’, they meant at the house, not with me.
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The overwhelming number of police officers in Chicago are doing good work under difficult conditions. They put their lives on the line every day in situations none of us can fully comprehend or appreciate.
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While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.
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The American people want change. They want big ideas, big reform.
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