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There's only one remedy for crime — get rid of the psychs! They are causing it!
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"The Cause of Crime" (6 May 1982)

 

L. Ron Hubbard

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Whence it is evident that the remedy must be adapted to the particular cause of the mischief; consequently, the cause must be ascertained, before the remedy is devised.

 

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People are always shocked when they ask me what I plan to do about crime as governor and my answer comes back as "Nothing!" Does the issue of crime need to be addressed? You bet it does. But, just as with many other social issues, I don't think that legislation is the most effective arena in which to fight crime. We already have tons of laws on the books. Most of those laws would work more effectively if we just enforced them better.
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Every remedy is a desperate remedy. Every cure is a miraculous cure. Curing a madman is not arguing with a philosopher; it is casting out a devil.

 

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Crime and bad lives are the measure of a State's failure, all crime in the end is the crime of the community.

 

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