Richard J. Daley Quotes

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

If a man's handshake is no good all the {legal} paper in the world won't make it good.

The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.

I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders.

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 Democratic Party is the party of the people.

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 have it in city government?

They have vilified me, they have crucified me - yes, they have even criticized me!

If a man can't put his arms around his sons and help them, then what's the world coming to?

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

Even the Lord had skeptical members of his party.

Gentlemen, let's get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder. The policeman is there to preserve disorder.

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 the way it is, today in America, and we have to accept it

Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society.

A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.

No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party.

Return to the fundamentals of politics - sell our story door to door.

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 his people?

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 running on a ticket, you're running with a team.

We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone.

Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans. Give them service and they'll become Democrats.

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.

The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened.

Good government is good politics.

Go that way, past the viaduct, and the wops will jump you, or chase you into Jew town...Polacks would stomp on you...Micks will shower you with Irish confetti from the brickyards.

If the regular pay was important to him, the opportunity to learn was of even greater long-range significance.