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 HooverExperts say that children are not born criminals, nor pampered parasites. They are made that way by the environment in which they live.
J. Edgar HooverThe individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.
J. Edgar HooverThe individual comes face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind has not come to a realisation of the evil which has been introduced into our midst. It rejects even the assumption that human creatures could espouse a philosophy which must ultimately destroy all that is good and decent.
J. Edgar Hoover