I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe.

If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.

There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon.

Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport.

[...] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks. [...] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did.

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.