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American Cities Quotes

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These American cities quotes examine how political Corruption has shaped crime and governance differently across various urban centers over time.

The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

If you look at people who seek a lot of care in American cities for multiple illnesses, it's usually people with a number of overwhelming illnesses and a lot of social problems, like housing instability, unemployment, lack of insurance, lack...

Quotes by Paul Farmer

Political corruption is endemic all over this country, in some places worse than others, right? On crime, you have all the major American cities where the crime rates at different points in their histories, have spiked dramatically.

Quotes by Mitch Landrieu

Elevated locations imply elevated purposes, even in American cities departing as radically as Los Angeles does from the traditional planning patterns of the Eastern Seaboard.

Quotes by Martin Filler

American Quotes

Well, first of all the Dominion Bureau of Statistics made a survey in the spring of 1970, which showed that on balance the difference in the cost of living between Canadian cities and American cities was 5 % to the...

Quotes by Leonard Woodcock

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture - not only national culture but global culture.

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about political corruption in American cities?
One quote states corruption is endemic nationwide, with major American cities showing varying crime rates tied to different points in their history, though severity differs by location.
How did Los Angeles differ from older American cities in its planning?
One quote notes that Los Angeles departed radically from the traditional Eastern Seaboard planning model, even as elevated locations still implied elevated purposes in its layout.
What happened to the local economic elite in many American cities?
One quote observes that families once prominent in local society pages and gossip largely disappeared from most American cities over time, reflecting shifting economic and social structures.
Is the cost of living higher in American or Canadian cities?
One 1970 government survey cited in these quotes found a measurable gap in cost of living between Canadian and American cities, though exact figures vary by era.
Do any quotes suggest solutions for urban corruption?
Not directly; the quotes mostly describe conditions rather than propose fixes, but they frame corruption as a longstanding, nationwide feature of American city governance rather than an isolated case.

Others compare cost-of-living Balance between Canadian and American cities, or note how Los Angeles broke from traditional Eastern planning patterns.