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Article: AMERICAN PHARAOH: Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation.(Review)
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- May 1, 2000
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AMERICAN PHARAOH: Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation by Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor Little, Brown & Co., $26.95
WHEN NEW YORK CITY MAYOR Rudolph Giuliani was unable to detect a hint of imperfection among his trigger-happy police this year, he might have learned a lesson, as most mayors could, from Richard Joseph Daley. Facing charges of City Hall corruption in the 1960s, the mayor found solace in scripture. "Look at the Lord's disciples," Daley said. "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?"
Daley was about as humble as Giuliani, ...