James Q. Wilson Quotes about Community

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Police ought to protect communities as well as individuals.... Just as physicians now recognize the importance of fostering health rather than simply treating illness, so the police - and the rest of us - ought to

Police ought to protect communities as well as individuals.... Just as physicians now recognize the importance of fostering health rather than simply treating illness, so the police - and the rest of us - ought to recognize the importance of maintaining, intact, communities without broken windows.

James Q. Wilson

Broken, Community, Police

James Q. Wilson (1995). “On Character: Essays”, p.138, American Enterprise Institute

Arresting a single drunk or a single vagrant who has harmed no identifiable person seems unjust, and in a sense it is. But failing to do anything about a score of drunks or a hundred vagrants may destroy an entire community.

James Q. Wilson

Drunk, Community, Unjust

James Q. Wilson (1995). “On Character: Essays”, p.132, American Enterprise Institute

James Q. Wilson Quotes about Community

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