But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves...

The World Trade Center Site will forever hold a special place in our City, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves - and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans - if we said ‘no’ to a mosque in Lower Manhattan.

— NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg following a vote that clears most hurdles to build a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero

I hope the rest of the nation is listening.