No citation, but I remember this as a Dick Gregory quote, circa 1975. It sure applies today.

[Scuba]

"Everybody's talking about law and order, but nobody is talking about justice."



If anyone can source this I'd be grateful.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. My recollection is Hubert Humphrey said exactly that w. a slightly different syntax.

In 1968.

To distinguish himself from Nixon. Who was running on a "law and order" mantra. ( Borrowed from 3rd party candidate George Wallace.)


In a campaign in which Dick Gregory was "the" fourth party candidate. ( Peace and Freedom Party? Something like that.)

Maybe Hubert borrowed it from Dick. ( Gregory, that is.)

"Law and Order"... or the perceived lack of it.... was everywhere that year.

[justiceischeap]

2. Other noteworthy Dick Gregory quotes

“Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth.”

“I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.”

“We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre.”

And finally...

“I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man”

[raccoon]

3. “Down South they don’t care how close I am as long as I don’t get too big, and up North they don’t

care how big I am as long as I don’t get too close.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/theater/14greg.html?_r=0

"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark."

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dick_gregory.html#0QOWYYohDkhUwQKF.99

I just discovered the Santa Claus quote.