Herbert Hoover actually said...

"The Chiefs of Police occupy a position of high command in that service."

"The police by instinct are the enemies of gang activities, robberies, holdups, and ruthless murder."

"If the police had the vigilant, universal backing of public opinion in their communities, if they had the implacable support of the prosecuting authorities and the courts, if our criminal laws in thei..."

"In the United States a major responsibility rests upon the shoulders of our Chiefs of Police."