Enforcement Quotes

• I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means they can possibly have to combat terrorism, we've got to remember that we've had a Constitution in place for 225 years, and it has served us well.

  Saxby Chambliss

  Mean, Thinking, Agency

  "Rep. Saxby Chambliss: Anti-terrorism measures in the U.S". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. October 2, 2001.

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• I don't even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just don't think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool.

  Eric Holder

  Thinking, Law, Tools

  "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. May 9, 2010.

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• What we're doing is making sure that we have a safe and secure border region from San Diego all the way to Brownsville. And that means manpower, it means technology, it means infrastructure, it means interior enforcement. All, you know, kind of layered in appropriate ways, and making sure, like I said before, the border is safe and secure.

  Janet Napolitano

  Mean, Technology, Borders

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• All that makes existence valuable to any one depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the actions of other people.

  John Stuart Mill

  Law, People, Action

  John Stuart Mill (1864). “On Liberty”, p.14

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• If our government has a policy, any political subdivision, that limits or restricts the enforcement of our immigration laws, we will sue them! And that suit will be $5,000 a day every day until that policy is changed! This law will be enforced.

  Russell Pearce

  Government, Law, Political

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• The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along.

  Richard Armitage

  Military, War, Fighting

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• This country would be a better place to live in if all the resources we currently put toward criminalizing marijuana were instead spent by law enforcement on protection from real crime, as opposed to victimless crime.

  Gary Johnson

  Country, Real, Marijuana

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• Methamphetamine is a hideous drug. Meth makes a person become paranoid, violent, and aggressive - making them a serious threat to society and law enforcement. And maybe more importantly, meth users are a threat to their own children and families.

  Dirk Kempthorne

  Children, Law, Drug

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• Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.

  Robert Kennedy

  Law, Community, Police

  Robert F. Kennedy (1964). “The Pursuit of Justice”, New York : Harper & Row

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• 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.

  J. Edgar Hoover

  Liars, Lying, Keys

  "What I Would Tell a Son," Family Weekly, July 14, 1963.

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• You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a tough job. You have to solve people's problems, you have to baby-sit people, you have to always be doing this cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys. My respect for them is immense.

  Christopher Meloni

  Baby, Jobs, Cat

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• As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books.

  Jeff Miller

  Strong, Believe, Book

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• Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws, enforcement efforts and resources, we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.

  Mel Carnahan

  War, Commitment, Successful

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• In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.

  Barbara Olson

  Law, Life And Death, Political

  Barbara Olson (2003). “The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House”, p.20, Regnery Publishing

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• The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did the hard part, the heavy lifting.

  Major Owens

  Ada, Firsts, Heavy

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• Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves.

  Robert Kennedy

  Criminals, Kind, Crime

  Robert F. Kennedy (1964). “The Pursuit of Justice”, New York : Harper & Row

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• No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.

  J. Edgar Hoover

  Family, Law, Problem

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• I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Funny, Inspiration, Humor

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• I had a great time on The Shield. From working on it I have a totally different view of law enforcement.

  Glenn Close

  Views, Law, Shields

  Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, www.suicidegirls.com. June 13, 2005.

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• Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

  Barbara Boxer

  Law, Safety, Police

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• In the last 10 years, in narcotics task forces, in a number of violent crime task forces, we've worked very closely together with state and local law enforcement.

  Robert Mueller

  Years, Law, Numbers

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• Our nation's military and law enforcement personal work hard to protect us. We must thank them for their continued vigilance. Without their sacrifice we would less capable of protecting our nation.

  Leonard Boswell

  Military, Hard Work, Sacrifice

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• But since September 11, we have made every effort to try to work closely with state and local law enforcement.

  Robert Mueller

  Law, Effort, September 11

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• It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Law, Police, Crime

  "The Sicilian Connection" by Peter Stoler, content.time.com. October 15, 1984.

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• The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the enforcement.

  Germaine Greer

  Mother, Song, Children

  Germaine Greer (1990). “The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings”, p.115, Atlantic Monthly Press

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