There will never be another Black Messiah unless we create him

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.

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

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

Justice is incidental to law and order.

The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage.

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