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Former Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy On His City And Debt

City Government, Quotes16 September 2013

Mayor Frank Murphy 1931

“This is a great, rich city. It never has repudiated an obligation nor defaulted upon a debt–and it never will.” — former Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy (1930-1933) on Detroit surviving during harsh economic times

[image via Detroit Free Press]

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