Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do, we have got to find other solutions to deter crime.

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You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell.

You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell.

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about...

We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about...

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that...

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening...

Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to...

Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to...

Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve...

Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the...

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the...

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the...

I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included...

I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included...

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't...

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that...

When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that...

We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.

We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.

If you see people better than you, let them be your inspiration for self improvement,...

If you see people better than you, let them be your inspiration for self improvement,...

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.