A Quote by Richard J. Daley
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?
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He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not color'd like his own, and having pow'r
T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
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