“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people.”

“All over the world they’re talking about Chicago. Afghanistan is a safe place by comparison.”

“From the wild Irish slums of the 19th century to South Central Los Angeles today, when you have a large cohort of unparented males, you have chaos. Today we have chaos indeed — in large parts of our inner cities life is a slow-motion riot.”