On the recordMarch 16, 2011
Jim was a quintessential Chicagoan, a South Side kid from humble roots who worked his way to the top but never left the city behind.
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When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
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