To say that a farm boy knows how to milk a cow is to say that we can send him out to the barn with an empty pail and expect him to return with milk. To say that a criminologist understands crime is not to say that we can send him out with a grant or a law and expect him to return with a lower crime rate. He is more likely to return with a report on why he has not succeeded yet, and including the inevitable need for more money, a larger staff, more sweeping powers, etc.
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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
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If you have a lemon, make lemonade.
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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.
