Richard Joseph Daley Quotes

• Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Power

  Tags in Humility, Dangerous

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

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Party, Men

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

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Create

• The policeman isn’t there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Create

• 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?

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Perfection

  Tags in Government, Look

• 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.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Running, Time, Like, Understand, Speak, Principles

• We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Democrats, Anyone, Make

• A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Thing

• 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.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in America

  Tags in Window, Accept, Break, Something

• 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?

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fellow, Politician, People, Trying, Public, Something

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

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Party, Happened, Strength, Something

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

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Leaders, Old

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

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Poet, Chicago, Proud

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

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Society

  Tags in Television, Wonderful, Attention, Problems

• Even the Lord had skeptical members of His party.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Party, Even

• 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.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Creed, Party, People

• Good government is good politics.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Politics

  Tags in Government, Good

• They have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Tags in Criticize

• We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

  Richard Joseph Daley

  Topics in Achievement

Richard Joseph Daley (19)

Birth:	15th May, 1902
Death:	20th December, 1976
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Richard Joseph Daley served for 21 years as the mayor and undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago and is considered by historians to be the "last of the big city bosses." He played a major role in the history of the Democratic Party, especially with his support of John F. Kennedy in 1960 and of Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

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