Quotes by James Q Wilson

A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.

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But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal...

#James Q Wilson

Without Liberty, Law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without Law, Liberty...

#James Q Wilson

There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or...

#James Q Wilson

There aren't any liberals left in New York. They've all been mugged by now.

#James Q Wilson

There are no more liberals They've all been mugged.

#James Q Wilson

Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a...

#James Q Wilson

In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.

#James Q Wilson

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

#James Q Wilson

If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The...

#James Q Wilson

I will have an administrative system where there is no way to extricate red tape.

#James Q Wilson

I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement...

#James Q Wilson