Dennis Franz Quotes
When he realized who he'd pulled over, the policeman shook his head in disbelief. He told me of all people I should know better. He gave me a real dressing down, but let me go.
This was a major extension of the Executive Privilege power from the President himself to the staff of the President as well.
Shortly before his inauguration, Grant was arrested for driving his horses on Pennsylvania Avenue in excess of the speed limit. The presiding judge, Charles Walter, fined the President-elect ten dollars. Later, when Walter's commission came up for renewal, Grant was reminded that Walter had fined him; others, more respectful to the President, waited anxiously to be appointed Justice of the Police Court of the District of Columbia. Grant said:
This was the first written constitution in the Americas. While many Americans think that the recall of a leader is a California invention, the Iroquois had this recall process in place 500 years ago. While only women
Most Indian treaties were “negotiated” with the implicit or explicit threat of force against the Indians.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
This is one of the major reasons that the relations between police and the communities they are policing is so important. Also, the style and courtesy that the IRS tax collectors exhibit is very important.
Eisenhower was referring to MacArthur’s decision, as Army Chief of Staff, to take personal command of infantry, calvary and battle tanks he had ordered assembled to oust the WWI Veterans and their families from the shantytown they had erected in Washington DC to protest the fact that they had not been paid the bonuses that the law required. The attack on the protesting veterans was one of the great disgraces of American history. Eisenhower, knowing full well MacArthur’s penchant for strong attack, thought a more prudent officer should take charge of the delicate operation, and not the heavy-handed, aggressive General. See Quotation 643961.
Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is a retired American actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed Lt. Norman Buntz in the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues (1985–1987) and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988).
