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I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Falling Israel Missiles Were

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We have not always agreed, but I have said repeatedly and publicly many times that Al Sharpton has never counseled violence, but he gets blamed for a whole lot of that.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Agreed Al Always Blamed Gets He Lot Many Never Publicly Repeatedly Said Times Violence Whole

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Well, I was about six or seven, and my mother and father separated.

~David Dinkins

Topics: About Father Mother Mother And Father Separated Seven Six Well

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My mother came here to New York. She and my grandmother were domestics, cooking, cleaning for other people.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Came Cleaning Cooking Grandmother Here Mother New New York Other People She Were York

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As a matter of fact, even when I finished law school, I had no notion of public service then.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Even Fact Finished Had Law Law School Matter Notion Public Public Service School Service Then

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I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Finished Jobs Law Law School School Two Working

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I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where I could give up the night job, I joined the political club.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Club Could Done Downtown Give Got Had Job Joined Law Law School Lawyer Liquor Night Point Political School Store Then Through Up Where Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 10th, 1927

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