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On the recordOctober 11, 1931
There is a sentimentalism in some people which makes popular heroes out of criminals which needs replacement by a sentimentalism that makes a popular hero of the policeman for the courage and devotion he shows in protection of our citizens.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Radio Remarks to the Annual Convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police

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