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David Dinkins Quotes
Page 2 of 2David Dinkins
July 10, 1927 -
Nationality: American
Category: Politician
Subcategory: American Politician
|  The people really are what make New York City great. | | We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee, it was not a grant. And we not only paid it off, but we paid it off ahead of time. | | I'm confident that, were I mayor, I would do some things differently than he has. But I think there's a world of difference between him and his immediate predecessor. | | So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare. | | I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law. | | I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where I could give up the night job, I joined the political club. | | But the courts have dismissed the lawsuits against me and Lee Brown. |
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