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  • I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot.

    Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.86, University of Pennsylvania Press
  • [...] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks. [...] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did.

    Kkk   Black   Folks  
  • I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

    "Philadelphia Is Going Nuts for Mayor Michael Nutter". abcnews.go.com. February 13, 2008.
  • If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.

    Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.106, University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe.

  • There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon.

    Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.86, University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Everyone felt comfortable with these guys and what their vision was, and when they said they want to keep the staff intact, that was very encouraging.

    Guy   Vision   Want  
  • If you walk into somebody's office with your hair uncombed and a pick in the back, and your shoes untied, and your pants half down, tattoos up and down your arms and on your neck, and you wonder why somebody won't hire you? They don't hire you 'cause you look like you're crazy!

    Tattoo   Crazy   Shoes  
    Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.115, University of Pennsylvania Press
  • I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to.

    "Philly Mayor Michael Nutter Thinks Local At DNC". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 5, 2012.
  • I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

    Believe   Men   Thinking  
  • Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

    "Philly Mayor Michael Nutter Thinks Local At DNC". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 5, 2012.
  • Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport.

  • We need to ban assault weapons. We need to ban the high-capacity clips and magazines. We need serious background information, system upgrade.

    Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.86, University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Take your patience pill ...You can be joyous, but you can't be a jackass.

    "Million-plus expected for Phillies parade" by Jennifer Lin, Allison Steele and Dwight Ott, www.philly.com. October 30, 2008.
  • All eyes, all attention at the federal level, are on al Qaeda and the war on terror. Fact is, al Qaeda wouldn't last a day in parts of Philadelphia. I've got gangsters with .45s that would run them out of town.

    Running   War   Eye  
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Michael Nutter

  • Born: June 29, 1957
  • Occupation: Mayor of Philadelphia