George Pataki Quotes

There is no system of regulation or law that can prevent crime, white collar or otherwise.

Fighting crime is not cheap, because it requires boots on the ground.

Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.

After Madrid, we intensified our investigative efforts once again, and we are in the process of bringing about expansions in security laws and creating an index file system.

You can't ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can't repeal human nature.

Should there be cameras everywhere in outdoor streets? My personal view is having cameras in inner cities is a very good thing. In the case of London, petty crime has gone down. They catch terrorists because of it. And if something really bad happens, most of the time you can figure out who did it.

All was well, until I reached the port of Havre. Three officers with the rank of lieutenant, whom afterwards I knew to be Scotland Yard men, came aboard and demanded to see my papers which they took away from me.

I promise you a police car on every sidewalk.

In New York City we have the biggest police force in the country. We have 35,000 uniformed officers. We're able to mass officers in significant numbers if we had to.

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.

I do think we need more cameras. We have to stay ahead of the terrorists, and I do know in New York, the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, which is based on cameras, the outstanding work that results from that.

The Patriot Act addresses various subjects. Some sections are beneficial and enhance our national security.

This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me from cracking down on illegal immigration as long as the laws are there.

In the last four years under the Patriot Act, we have seen a great increase in the ability of law enforcement officials to investigate and track terrorists.

Why does crime happen? Well, you might say that it's because youths don't have jobs. Or you might say that's because the doors of our buildings are not fortified enough. Given some limited funds to spend, you can either create yet another national employment program or you can equip houses with even better cameras, sensors, and locks.

To control violence [and other crime] requires a police system of professional investigations and good equipment. We don’t have it.

Court rules do not cause crime.

I am not yet ready to agree that America is so possessed with evil that we must level all constitutional barriers to give our civil authorities the tools to catch criminals.

Profiling is a means for telling whom you have to worry about.

Here are some additional things we (the National Security Agency) can do for the War on Terror but we may not do them because we do not have the authority

Where crime exists, force must exist to repress it. Who denies it? Certainly not Liberty; certainly not the Anarchists … we are the sternest enemies of invasion of person and property, and, although chiefly busy in destroying the causes thereof, have no scruples against such heroic treatment of its immediate manifestations as circumstances and wisdom may dictate

Stopping people you don’t trust is an essential ingredient. It is part of owning and governing the territory you’re patrolling

In circumstances involving dramatic technological change, the best solution to privacy concerns may be legislative. A legislative body is well situated to gauge changing public attitudes, to draw detailed lines, and to balance privacy and public safety in a comprehensive way.

Law and order in our communities doesn't arise spontaneously.

A cop by themselves on every corner is not going to make that much difference.