"The confrontation was not created by the police. The confrontation was created by the people who charged the police. Gentlemen, get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder. The policeman is there to preserveÂ disorder."

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Source : "A Handbook for Psychological Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations in Law Enforcement". Book by Cary D. Rostow and Robert D. Davis, 2004.

Richard J. Daley

#People Quotes #Police Quotes #Gentleman Quotes

“I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor.”
“The human animal began as a mere wriggling thing in the ancient seas, struggling out onto land with many regrets. That is what brings us so full of longing to the sea.”

Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.115, Faber & Faber
“It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;â€”it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.”
“Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.”
“The trouble with this country is that everything is new. We don't have any consideration for the past... Just because something is old, you don't just rip it down. You can renovate it instead of ripping it down and building something new.”
“A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.”
“We know there is gravity because apples fall from trees. We can observe gravity in daily life. If we could throw an apple to the edge of the universe, we would observe it accelerating.”
“To go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously important. By going out of your mind, you come to your senses.”

Source : Alan Watts (1977). “The essence of Alan Watts”, Celestial Arts Publishing Company

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