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“John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' also speaks urgently to today's concerns: the cratered trail of dreams for Mexican immigrants seeking a promised land in the Western [United States]; the perfidy of banks in foreclosing on poor people's homes; and the insurgent urge of the book's protagonist, Tom Joad, to speak truth to police power. 'Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy,' Tom promises, 'I'll be there.' In Salinas, Calif., Ferguson, Mo., or Staten Island, N.Y., Tom's truth goes marching on.”

“Following the attacks in Paris, French President François Hollande has a completely different set of concerns. France needs more police, more security personnel and a greater emphasis on integration. He says that security is more important than the Stability Pact.”

Needs Important Different President Greater Security Concern Police Following France Paris Stability Integration Emphasis Personnel Pact

Author:Martin Schulz

“I've met with a group of very distinguished, experienced police chiefs a few weeks ago. They admit it's an issue. They've got a lot of concerns.”

Issues Groups Week Mets Concern Police Chiefs Distinguished

Author:Hillary Clinton

“Mental health is one of the biggest concerns, because now police are having to handle a lot of really difficult mental health problems on the street.”

Problem Difficult Streets Concern Police Mental Health Handle Health Problems

Author:Hillary Clinton

“For me to come in as the mayor already recognizing some of the problems that we were facing and also having put some of those reforms in place, I recognize what the advocates were talking about. I also recognize what the police department`s concerns were and what the community in general was concerned about.”

Problem Community Talking Concern Concerned Police Reform Department Recognizing Mayors Police Department

Author:Catherine E. Pugh

“We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder ‘censorship,’ we call it ‘concern for commercial viability.”

Nations Process Freedom Liberty Wonder Media Expression Calling Limits Concern Police Censorship Dissent Censoring Censorship In Books Censoring Books Thought Police

Book:Writing in restaurants

Source: Writing in restaurants

“The congress of the United States possesses no power to regulate, or interfere with the domestic concerns, or police of any state: it belongs not to them to establish any rules respecting the rights of property; nor will the constitution permit any prohibition of arms to the people.”

People States United United States Rights Arms Gun Concern Constitution Police Property Congress Permit Interfere Gun Control Prohibition

Book:Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia: With an Appendix to Each Volume, Containing Short Tracts Upon Such Subjects as Appeared Necessary to Form a Connecte

Source: Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia: With an Appendix to Each Volume, Containing Short Tracts Upon Such Subjects as Appeared Necessary to Form a Connecte

“People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What's happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.”

People Able Trouble Drug Happenings Concern Police Raises Locals Parks Officers Pubs

Author:Theresa May