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“In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly.”

Quote by James Q. Wilson

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James Q. Wilson

James Q. Wilson was an accomplished American political scientist and sociologist, known for his work in criminology, political theory, and public administration. His writings have had a profound impact on public policy and the social sciences. more

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“But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government”

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“I believe that the high rates of property crime (and some of the increase in violent crime) are part of the price you pay for freedom.”

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“If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion.”

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“There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want.”

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“I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care”

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“Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims”

“I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution.”

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“Community-based policing has now come to mean everything. It's a slogan. It has come to mean so many different things that people who endorse it, such as the Congress of the United States, do not know what they are talking about.”

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“You change society by changing the wind. Change the wind, transform the debate, recast the discussion, alter the context in which political discussions are being made, and you will change the outcomes... You will be surprised at how fast the politicians adjust to the change in the wind.”

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Book:God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it

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