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James Q. Wilson quotes: Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty.

Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty.

James Q. Wilson quotes: But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.

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

James Q. Wilson quotes: I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care.

I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care.

James Q. Wilson quotes: There aren't any liberals left in New York. They've all been mugged by now.

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

James Q. Wilson quotes: I will have an administrative system where there is no way to extricate red tape.

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

James Q. Wilson quotes: I believe that the high rates of property crime (and some of the increase in violent crime) are part of the price you pay for freedom.

I believe that the high rates of property crime (and some of the increase in violent crime) are part of the price you pay for freedom.

James Q. Wilson quotes: Public order is a fragile thing, and if you don't fix the first broken window, soon all the windows will be broken.

Public order is a fragile thing, and if you don't fix the first broken window, soon all the windows will be broken.

James Q. Wilson quotes: In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly.

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

James Q. Wilson quotes: There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want.

There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want.

James Q. Wilson quotes: What most needs explanation is not why some people are criminals, but why most people are not.

What most needs explanation is not why some people are criminals, but why most people are not.

James Q. Wilson quotes: Character is not the enemy of self-expression and personal freedom, it is their necessary precondition.

Character is not the enemy of self-expression and personal freedom, it is their necessary precondition.

James Q. Wilson quotes: Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.

Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.

James Q. Wilson quotes: One unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and so breaking more windows costs nothing.

One unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and so breaking more windows costs nothing.

James Q. Wilson quotes: There are no more liberals They've all been mugged.

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

James Q. Wilson quotes: A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.

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

James Q. Wilson quotes: In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.

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