#philadelphia

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been. ↗

— Ethel Waters

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In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President for the first time. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

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My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

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I've said many, many, many unkind things about Philadelphia, and I meant every one. ↗

— David Lynch

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