Harold Washington

“There is no black Chicago. There is no white Chicago. There is no Latino Chicago. There is no Asian Chicago. There is only one Chicago.”

“In the quiet of this moment, on this day, in this place, we feel the unseen hand of history on our shoulders.”

“You want Harold? You got him!”

“The city that works is a city that works for all its people.”

“I'm not a liberal. I'm a radical. I'm a real radical. I'm a revolutionary. I'm not a liberal.”

“I ran not to tear down, but to build up.”

“This is our time. It's our time on the stage of Chicago politics. It's our time. It's our time.”

“Let them come. We are ready for them.”

“We want to replace the politics of division with the politics of inclusion.”

“My election was the result of a movement, of a coming together of people who had been divided for too long.”

“We are going to have a government that is open and fair and honest.”

“The challenge is to make the city work for all of its people, to make the dream of our city a reality for all.”