Political Quotes

“let me suggest an anthem for victims of crime. Victims of crime unite, throw off the chains of fear that bind you to your home after dark. Live in a world where your children can play safely on their playgrounds, where they can go into school without fear of violence. Mr. Speaker, this should be the anthem of revolution against crime in our streets. Instead, the crime bill we will consider today is a muted response to a massive problem. Instead of building more prisons, it builds more social welfare programs. Rather than giving the police a greater ability to prosecute known criminals, it limits that ability. Rather than removing obstacles to swift justice, it places more obstacles in the way. Instead of sending Charles Campbell to the death chamber, it encourages even more appeals to help him escape his rightful sentence. Mr. Speaker, the President and the Democrats in the Congress talk a good anticrime game, but when it comes to real anticrime measures they would rather sit on the bench.”