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I say it is time we turn around in our city and begin to talk up the things that are in our city, and begin to set them before the world as the people of Chicago, New York, St. Louis, and San Francisco do. I SAY IT'S TIME WE TURN AROUND IN OUR CITY AND BEGIN TO TALK UP THE THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR CITY AND BEGIN TO SET THEM BEFORE THE WORLD AS THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO NEW YORK SAINT LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO DO
 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. 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. That is the only great wrong that I can lay at the feet of the magnificent Philadelphia that has been so universally kind to me. Y 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 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 THAT IS THE ONLY GREAT WRONG THAT I CAN LAY AT THE FEET OF THE MAGNIFICENT PHILADELPHIA THAT HAS BEEN SO UNIVERSALLY KIND TO ME
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