Despite the litany of the sorrows of the city, we must believe in the ability of man to respond to the problems of his environment. -Carl Stokes

 

Despite the litany of the sorrows of the city, we must believe in the ability of man to respond to the problems of his environment.


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This quote is just one of 6 total Carl Stokes quotes in our collection. Carl Stokes is known for saying 'Despite the litany of the sorrows of the city, we must believe in the ability of man to respond to the problems of his environment.' as well as some of the following quotes.

My style will be management by being on the street, management by walking around. Third persons won't have to tell me what's going on in our city. I'll hear it, I'll see it, I'll touch it myself.

Carl Stokes
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What has been happening the last four years in City Hall is that they have been closing recreation centers, closing libraries. We have not looked after our children in City Hall.

Carl Stokes
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I knew my own situation, my own town, and I knew I had it in my hand. Once I got it, I knew I could do things that no civil rights march ever did. -Carl Stokes
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Despite the litany of the sorrows of the city, we must believe in the ability of man to respond to the problems of his environment.

Carl Stokes
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There is nothing fundamentally wrong with America's cities that money can't cure.

Carl Stokes
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It's really about schools and education. It really is about being America's safest city. I think that race is always bubbling somewhere and sometimes it does surface, but I don't think that the majority of the voters are going to pick a mayor or a candidate based solely on race. -Carl Stokes
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