Frank Serpico Quotes

• The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.

  Frank Serpico

  Children, Believe, Fighting

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• The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier.

  Frank Serpico

  Reality, Laundry

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• The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which honest police officers can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers.

  Frank Serpico

  Police, Atmosphere, Doe

  "The Return of Frank Serpico". Frank Serpico's speech before the New York Knapp Commission on police corruption and other misconduct, www.villagevoice.com. October 1971.

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• The whole f**king system is corrupt.

  Frank Serpico

  Kings, Whole

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• Cops today are nothing but an armed tax collector

  Frank Serpico

  Today, Cop, Taxes

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• The blue wall will always be there because the system supports it.

  Frank Serpico

  Wall, Blue, Support

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• I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.

  Frank Serpico

  Writing, Thinking, Stories

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• Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime.

  Frank Serpico

  Speaks Out, President, Speech

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• I'm retarded - I mean I'm retired.

  Frank Serpico

  Mean, Retarded, Retired

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