Richard J. Daley
Richard J. Daley
Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of the big city bosses" who controlled and mobilized American cities. He was the patriarch of a powerful Chicago political family. His son Richard M. Daley went on to serve as mayor of Chicago, an
"The confrontation was not created by the police; the confrontation was created by the people who charged the police. Gentlemen, lets get the thing straight, once and for all. The policeman isnt there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder."
"Im not the last of the old bosses. Im the first of the new leaders."
"Even the Lord had skeptical members of his party. One betrayed him, one denied him and one doubted him."
"Good government is good politics and politics is good government."
"Fuck you, you Jew son of a bitch, you lousy mother-fucker, go home."
"They have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me."
"If a man cant put his arms around his sons and help them, then whats the world coming to?"
"I have conferred with the superintendent of police this morning and I gave him instructions that an order be issued by him immediately and under his signature to shoot to kill any arsonist or anyone with a Molotov cocktail in his hand."
