The art and culture that is... by David Dinkins, an American Politician

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“The art and culture that is New York, communications, finance, all these things help make up New York. The rest of the country should be happy that we are what we are.”

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Name: David Dinkins

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jul 10, 1927

Profession: Politician

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I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.

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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.

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In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee.

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I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.

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So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare.

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