A child who has been taught to respect the laws of God will have little difficulty respecting the laws of men.
--J. Edgar Hoover
All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I'd be standing on the breadline right in back of J. Edgar Hoover.
--Lenny Bruce
Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
--J. Edgar Hoover
Even great men can be corrupted.
--J. Edgar Hoover
I don't need to tell you that, what determines a man's legacy is often what isn't seen.
--J. Edgar Hoover
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.
--J. Edgar Hoover
It's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. (re: J. Edgar Hoover).
--Lyndon B. Johnson
Justice is incidental to law and order.
--J. Edgar Hoover
No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.
--J. Edgar Hoover
The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair.
--J. Edgar Hoover
There is but one way to eliminate juvenile delinquency- that is by providing each child in America with competent parents.
--J. Edgar Hoover
There is something addictive about secrets.
--J. Edgar Hoover
Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship.
--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.
--J. Edgar Hoover
Why should you care if you have nothing to hide?
--J. Edgar Hoover
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