One secret of their influence with our Police Board was that, as they continually went about among their people and knew them all, and as they were entirely disinterested, they could be trusted to tell who did right and who did wrong among the instruments of the law.
Reflecting on his time as Police Commissioner, Roosevelt explains how the Paulist Fathers' deep community knowledge and impartiality earned them trust and influence with the authorities.
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