The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.

The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair.

The most effective weapon against crime is cooperation... The efforts of all law enforcement agencies with the support and understanding of the American people.

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.

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

J. Edgar Hoover: When morals decline and good men do nothing, evil flourishes. A society unwilling to learn from past is doomed. We must never forget our history.

We (the FBI) are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.