55 Police Quotes and Sayings
In this post, you will find amazing police sayings.
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Short Police Sayings
“The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.” —Earl Warren
“Nightmares come in many forms when you’re a cop.” —C. A. Taylor
“If we hand the relief items to police we are not sure it will reach the victims.” —Abdul Razzaq
“The height of strategy, is to attack your opponent’s strategy.” —Sun Tzu
“When only cops have guns, it’s called a “police state”.” —Claire Wolfe
“The police are not here to create disorder, they’re here to preserve disorder.” —Richard J. Daley
“In almost all cases now the police are as much an enemy as the others.” —Tom Metzger
“As cops, our job is simple: do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons.” —Gavin Reese
“Now you’re glad to see the police, but then times were different.” —John Fisher
“Control the mind and you can control the behavior.” —T. Blauer
“I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.” —Alfred Hitchcock
“I think police officers are modern day heroes. I think they protect us.” —Cuba Gooding, Jr.
“It’s a lot of crooked cops out there. They manipulate the system.” —Ludacris
“Fear of the police is learned through experience.” —Steven Magee
“Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.” —Karl Kraus
“I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.” —Keith Richards
“It’s a very special book because it was edited by the police.” —Unknown
“Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?” —Ramsey Clark
Police Sayings
“The art of the police is not to see what it is useless that it should see.” —Napoleon Bonaparte
“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” —George Orwell
“The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand. They make the racist secure in his racism.” —Huey Newton
“If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it’s your safest bet.” —Ben Aaronovitch
“Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for sure if they’ll come home at night to take it off.” —Tom Cotton
“Police officers may drive black and white cars, however what goes on in their job is a lot of gray.” —Arik Matson
“We don’t give our criminals much punishment, but we sure give ’em plenty of publicity.” —Will Rogers
“There not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.” —Unknown
“Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.” —Tommy Cooper
“We must always remember that the police are recruited from the criminal classes.” —Gore Vida
“Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder.” —Rohinton Mistry
“An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.” —William Feather
“Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman.” —Thurgood Marshall
“If I am to lose, let me lose to the superior fighter. Let me lose because he was better than I was, not because I was worse than him.” —T. Blauer
“People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.” —Antonia Fraser
“When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today.” —Jacques Prevert
Funny Police Sayings
“There’s only two people in your life you should lie to… the police and your girlfriend.” —Jack Nicholson
“You were put here to protect us. But who protects us from you?” —Unknown
“We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police.” —Jeff Arder
“A recent police study found that you’re much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.” —Dennis Miller
“Never let a police officer into your home, as they are known to steal.” —Steven Magee
“It’s a positive thing from the police, rather than a negative. They get good PR, maybe we get a new customer.” —Bruce Davis
“A really good detective never gets married.” —Raymond Chandler
“If you’re going to hit a car, try to be sure that it’s not a cop car.” —Judy Gold
“Dear corrupt law enforcement, we are watching you. Yours sincerely, concerned citizens.” —Steven Magee
“If the police ever try to pick me up, Michael Jackson told me I can hide out at his house.” —Unknown
Top Ten Police Sayings
Here you will find top ten Police Sayings selected by our team.
- “A really good detective never gets married.” —Raymond Chandler
- “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” —George Orwell
- “There’s only two people in your life you should lie to… the police and your girlfriend.” —Jack Nicholson
- “The art of the police is not to see what it is useless that it should see.” —Napoleon Bonaparte
- “Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder.” —Rohinton Mistry
- “It’s a positive thing from the police, rather than a negative. They get good PR, maybe we get a new customer.” —Bruce Davis
- “As cops, our job is simple: do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons.” —Gavin Reese
- “The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.” —Earl Warren
- “The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand. They make the racist secure in his racism.” —Huey Newton
- “A recent police study found that you’re much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.” —Dennis Miller
