"As to stating what has been the most important event of the administration, I don't believe there has been any. If I had to make an answer to that question I should say that the best work, in my opinion, has been in the improvement of the city sidewalks. The good labor begun on the walks has been continued, and as the perfection of that endeavor has been my particular hobby this year, I am pleased at the results obtained."
-Frank Rice, mayor of New Haven, 1910 (from Douglas Rae's great book, City) (who I'm proud to say was a Republican)
Would that instead of World Savers of various types, we had people like Frank Rice in the White House - and the Senate, and the House, and the state legislatures, and the city councils....
Posted by lewyn
at 12:14 PM EDT
