Frank Serpico quotes
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“The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.”
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“Cops today are nothing but an armed tax collector”
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“Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime.”
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“The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which honest police officers can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers.”
-- Frank SerpicoSource : "The Return of Frank Serpico". Frank Serpico's speech before the New York Knapp Commission on police corruption and other misconduct, www.villagevoice.com. October 1971.
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“The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier.”
-- Frank SerpicoSource : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
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“I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.”
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“The blue wall will always be there because the system supports it.”
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Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co
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Source : A.C. Grayling (2012). “Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness”, p.12, Oberon Books
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Source : Quoted in Sports Illustrated, 17 Apr. 1989
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Source : Song: Ashes and Wine, Album: One Cell in the Sea, 2007
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