I Can Explain It To

[the Un Should Remain In New York] Because Every Country Needs A Cesspool. And The Un Is Always Interesting As A Theater Of The Absurd.

There's A Nastiness Out There That Wants To Harm Me With Words. These Are My Enemies - The Ideologues, The Populists, The Columnists Who Don't Like The Fact That I Take Them On Toe-to-toe. What I Try To Do Is Tell The Truth. It's Not The Coin Of The Realm In Politics.

Maybe He Just Looks Good Compared To The Bores He's Running Against.

But Enough Of Me. Lets Talk About You. What Do You Think Of Me?

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.