“It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world.”

—  Ed Koch

Mayor http://books.google.com/books?id=2D-GAAAAIAAJ&q=%22It+is+not+possible+to+remake+the+world+You+can+fix+parts+but+you+can't+remake+the+world%22&pg=PA304#v=onepage (1984).

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