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You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: Affecting Being Biggest Controlling Impact Important Legislator Lives Local Mayor More Much State Than You

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Your first obligation, I suppose, is to your God. Your second is to your family. And your third is to your community. And you ought to try to fulfill all of those in your life.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: Community Family First Fulfill God Life Obligation Ought Second Suppose Third Those Try You Your

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At least I make decisions based on what I think is right, not who my friends might be.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: Based Decisions Friends Least Make Might Right Think Who I Think

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I'm not going to rule out running for a second term. But, I think you have to be psychologically prepared to walk away from the job after four years. It's the only way that you cannot be influenced by those special interests.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: After Away Cannot Four Going Influenced Interests Job Only Out Prepared Psychologically Rule Running Second Second Term Special Special Interests Term Think Those Walk Way Years You I Think

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I'm convinced that unless you have some public financing of elections, you are never going to remove the power of wealthy interests over elected officials.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: Convinced Elected Elected Officials Elections Financing Going Interests Never Officials Over Power Public Remove Some Unless Wealthy You

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I don't think that politics attracts the best and the brightest of America. It doesn't attract the most sincere people.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: America Attract Attracts Best Brightest Most People Politics Sincere Think

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My belief is the majority of people in politics are just interested in pursuing this career in politics, and doing what's necessary to get themselves re-elected. And if that happens to coincide with the public good, great. But if it doesn't, the public good loses out.

~Dick Murphy

Topics: Belief Career Coincide Doing Get Good Great Happens Interested Just Loses Majority Necessary Out People Politics Public Public Good Pursuing Re-Elected Themselves

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: December 16th, 1942

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