Jane Byrne Quotes

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Jane Byrne

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 24, 1934

The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs.

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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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City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.

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The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.

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In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.

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

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But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.

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If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.

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We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work.

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The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.

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I have three sisters, all of whom lead very normal lives.

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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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There is always a testing of the new kid on the block in politics.

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