| |  | | | | | Quotations by author » J. Edgar Hoover
American director of the F.B.I. (1924-1972). 1895-1972 | | Quotes: 1 - 8 of 8 | Pages: 1 | | | | | | Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: every single one was a liar. | | Uncategorized | | | Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money. | | Bankers and banks | | | I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce. | | Uncategorized | | | Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo. | | Uncategorized | | | Justice is incidental to law and order. | | Justice | | | No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family. | | Uncategorized | | | The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair. | | Uncategorized | | | We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody. | | Uncategorized | | | | | Quotes: 1 - 8 of 8 | Pages: 1 | | | |
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