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 rights of God and their fellowmen.

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.

There will never be another Black Messiah unless we create him

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

The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.

What's important at this time is to re-clarify the difference between hero and villain.

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

There is but one way to eliminate juvenile delinquency - that is by providing each child in America with competent parents.

A child who has been taught to respect the laws of God will have little difficulty respecting the laws of men.

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.

Culture is the sum of the values, beliefs and assumptions of human groups.

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene.

I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do.

Then you must say to her, 'Madame, I observe that your heart is broken. Allow me to repair it for you.

The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush.

Once we recognize our shadow's existence we must resist the enticing step of going with its flow.

I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.

I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception.