Political Quotes

Sonny Bono: Would you consider it a war when a family accidentally drives down the wrong street and is blown to oblivion because…

On the recordJanuary 24, 1996
Would you consider it a war when a family accidentally drives down the wrong street and is blown to oblivion because they simply accidentally made a wrong turn? Can crime prevention help that or is that war?
Said by
Sonny Bono
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of violence and crime prevention.

Share

More from Sonny Bono

Sep 28, 1995

What is being displayed before America right now is the thing that they hate. That is lawyers in Congress dealing with rhetoric rather than substance and discouraging Americans in believing in Congress.

govinfo.gov
Jan 24, 1996

I would love to send them to a public school so they would have that kind of exposure to total life, but I would fear for their lives. I remember when I was a little boy, the President was saying how rosy things are now, but I remember…

govinfo.gov
Jan 24, 1996

Exactly. Exactly. Which again is very interesting, because schools are so safe and so wonderful, but our very own President sends his child to a private school. I never could figure out the justification for that.

govinfo.gov
May 23, 1996

Do your find it interesting that a President who has now stated that he is in the military and is using that for a defense and, therefore, should not be brought before any justice system while he is in the military, is only reported, and I…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation