Rudy Giuliani
In 2001, Time magazine named Rudolph William Louis Giuliani its Person of the Year — a recognition that marked a prominent moment in a career that had moved across law, prosecution, and elected office over several decades.
Born on May 28, 1944, in Brooklyn, Giuliani attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School before pursuing his undergraduate education at Manhattan University. He went on to study law at New York University School of Law, which set the foundation for a career that would take him through the roles of prosecutor, jurist, and eventually mayor. As a lawyer and prosecutor, he worked within the American legal system before entering public life more broadly as a politician. He later added the roles of entrepreneur, businessperson, and writer to his record, reflecting a career that extended well beyond any single office or function. He is a citizen of the United States, and his work has been conducted in English throughout.
Beyond the Time honor, Giuliani received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, and the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The last of these distinctions, awarded by the Italian Republic, placed him among a select group of foreign recipients recognized under that order. The Library of Congress catalogs his work under the authorized label "Giuliani, Rudolph W." — a small but concrete marker of the documentary record his various careers in law, politics, and public life have left behind.
Quotes by Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani's insights on:
We should be tolerant, fair, open, and we should understand the rights that all people have in our society.
I was a Yankee fan in Brooklyn because my father was a Yankee fan. And my father was required to live in Brooklyn with my mother's family, who were all Dodger fans. So he was surrounded by Dodger fans. He was a Yankee fan. So his revenge was to make me a Yankee fan.
Donald Trump will make sure that any agreement with Iran meets the original goals of the U.N and our allies: a non-nuclear Iran.
There is no more time for us left to revive our great country. No more time to repeat our mistakes of the past. Washington needs a complete turnaround, and Donald Trump is the agent of change, and he will be the leader of the change we need.
Donald Trump is a leader. He will reassert America's position as the nation with the best values to lead the world.
To defeat Islamic extremist terrorism, we must put them on defense. If they are at war against us - which they have declared - we must commit ourselves to unconditional victory against them.
We must not be afraid to define our enemy. It is Islamic extremist terrorism. I did not say all of Islam. I said Islamic extremist terrorism. Failing to identify them properly maligns decent Muslims around the world. It also sets up a fear of being politically incorrect that can have serious consequences. And it has.
Every time New York City suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help. And he did it anonymously.
I have known Donald Trump for almost 30 years. And he has created and accomplished great things. But beyond that, this is a man with a big heart.