Saturday, August 1, 2009

Quips and Quotations (Henry Louis Gates Jr. Edition)

Only in a police state is the job of policing easy.

--Orson Welles

I went to Zimbabwe, and I know how white people feel now--relaxed! Because when I heard the police siren, I knew they weren't coming after me.

--Richard Pryor

I'm not against the police. I'm just afraid of them.

--Alfred Hitchcock

The police are the only 24-hour social service in the country.

--Alex Marnoch, formerly of Scotland Yard

(I could use a beer--KJ)

1 comment:

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