"I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution"

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Source : "No Easy Answers: An Interview with James Q. Wilson". Interview with William D. Eggers and John O'Leary, reason.com. February 1, 1995.

James Q. Wilson

#Mean Quotes #Law Quotes #Police Quotes

“There's nothing more arrogant or conceited than youth, and there's nothing other than machinery that can replace youth.”
“Love is blind; but it makes you see the blind man; teetering on the roadside . . .”
“The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma.”
“All experiences exist in one time frame.”
“I love the idea of living a life that is completely humble and quiet.”

Source : "Andie MacDowell: Taking Risks, Staying Curious, Agreeing To Disagree". The Huffington Post Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 23, 2011.
“Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies.”
“Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.”
“By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.”

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