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If we are to have a boulevard, talk it down; if we are going to have better schools, talk them down; if you wish to have wise legislation, talk it down; talk all the proposed improvements down. IF WE ARE TO HAVE A BOULEVARD TALK IT DOWN IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE BETTER SCHOOLS TALK THEM DOWN IF YOU WISH TO HAVE WISE LEGISLATION TALK IT DOWN TALK ALL THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS DOWN
ur pocket is now paying tribute to the millionaire. No capital, not a penny did he invest in it. All was income, all the way up into the millions. But let me hasten to one other greater thought. “Show me the great men and women who live in Philadelphia.” A gentleman over there will get up and say: “We don’t have any great men in Philadelphia. They don’t live here. They live away off in Rome or St. Petersburg or London or Manayunk, or anywhere else but here in our town.” I have come now to the apex of my thought. I have come now to the heart of the whole matter and to the center of my struggle: Why isn’t Philadelphia a greater city in its greater wealth? Why does New York excel Philadelphia? People say, “Because of her harbor.” Why do many other cities of the United States get ahead of Philadelphia now? There is only one answer, and that is because our own people talk down their own city. If there ever was a community on earth that has to be forced ahead, it is the city of Philadelphia. A RUBBER TIPPED PENCIL IN YOUR POCKET IS NOW PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MILLIONAIRE NO CAPITAL NOT A PENNY DID HE INVEST IN IT ALL WAS INCOME ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE MILLIONS BUT LET ME HASTEN TO ONE OTHER GREATER THOUGHT SHOW ME THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA A GENTLEMAN OVER THERE WILL GET UP AND SAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY GREAT MEN IN PHILADELPHIA THEY DON'T LIVE HERE THEY LIVE AWAY OFF IN ROME OR SAINT PETERSBURG OR LONDON OR MANAYUNK OR ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE IN OUR TOWN I HAVE COME NOW TO THE APEX OF MY THOUGHT I HAVE COME NOW TO THE HEART OF THE WHOLE MATTER AND TO THE CENTER OF MY STRUGGLE WHY ISN'T PHILADELPHIA A GREATER CITY IN ITS GREATER WEALTH WHY DOES NEW YORK EXCEL PHILADELPHIA PEOPLE SAY BECAUSE OF HER HARBOR WHY DO MANY OTHER CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GET AHEAD OF PHILADELPHIA NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER AND THAT IS BECAUSE OUR OWN PEOPLE TALK DOWN THEIR OWN CITY IF THERE EVER WAS A COMMUNITY ON EARTH THAT HAS TO BE FORCED AHEAD IT'S THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
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