Occupation: Political Figure Birth: January 1, 1895 Death: May 2, 1972
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 courag….
Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo..
Even great men can be corrupted.
The most effective weapon against crime is cooperation... The efforts of all law enforcement agencies with the support and understanding of the Ameri….
The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair..
The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists..
The Communist threat from without must not blind us to the Communist threat from within. The latter is reaching into the very heart of America throug….
It can be held certain that information that is withheld or suppressed contains truths that are detrimental to the persons involved in the suppressio….
A child who has been taught to respect the laws of God will have little difficulty respecting the laws of men..
There is but one way to eliminate juvenile delinquency - that is by providing each child in America with competent parents..
We (the FBI) are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody..
I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce..
All persons who bear the blessed title of parent have the personal responsibility to see that their children are growing up fully appreciative of the….
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been requested to assist in the investigation of reported sightings of flying disks..
There is something addictive about secrets..
Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money..
I would do it [study UFOs], but before agreeing to do it, we must insist upon full access to discs recovered. For instance in the L.A. case, the Army….
Justice is incidental to law and order..
What you need is a good Hoovering..
The flames of freedom which were lighted across this great land of ours in Thomas Jefferson's day have continued to burn with an intense and magnetic….
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 ….