“When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.” PeopleFirstsIssuesVoteElectionHostileMayorsGeneral Elections Author:Ed Koch
“I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.” KnowsFirstsPoliticsSpeakWindowPassagesPolishBedtime Author:Ed Koch
“The very fact that I became mayor in 1977 conveys how you can't figure out what the people will do. Nobody thought I would be elected. When I entered I got four percent of the vote in the first poll, four percent.” PeopleFirstsFactsWould BeFourFiguresPercentVotePollsMayors Author:Ed Koch
“However, they ignore the fact that the First Amendment is intended to protect only against government sanctions for exercising free speech rights, not private actions.” FirstsFactsGovernmentActionInterestingRightsExerciseProtectSpeechAmendmentsFree SpeechFirst AmendmentSanctions Author:Ed Koch
