Police Duty Quotes

Police have to have one of the most difficult jobs in society today. But at the same time, I think, a person in that position - their responsibility has to be high as well.

When constabulary duty's to be done A policeman's lot is not a happy one.

Cops, the law's the law. You see somebody break it, you've got to be willing to enforce it. And doing that enhances the confrontational aspect of the whole circumstance. The more the confrontational aspect is ratcheted up the more danger is involved. It's gutsy work.

While we must condemn any misuse of their authority, let's not forget that, by far, police are fulfilling their duty to protect and serve.

There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack about to happen, the police are the ones who are supposed to stop it.

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.

I respect and admire what cops do.

I stand squarely with our law enforcement officers who don bullet-resistant vests as part of their standard equipment and leave their home each day not knowing if they will return.

I enjoyed being a police officer; I enjoyed the investigations.

I think our police do an excellent job, day in and day out, working to keep us safe.

The confrontation was not created by the police; the confrontation was created by the people who charged the police. Gentlemen, let's get the thing straight, once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.

We must try to understand the true weight of law enforcement officers' burdens.

When law enforcement fails to fulfill its most basic duty to protect and serve its citizens, particularly members of a minority community, it not only tarnishes the badge we all wear, but erodes the trust that we in law enforcement have worked so hard to build.

You know, lieutenant, you wear your weapon the way other women wear pearls." "It's not a fashion accessory.

The thing that all police officers decide when they wake up in the morning is that they're going home.

The police and the army do their job honestly and sincerely. They are devoted to the country.

The last thing a real cop wants to do is write a ticket. That's the truth.

Almost every officer is going to put their life on the line at some point in their career.

No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty.

A policeman's lot is not a happy one

I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.

The duties which a police officer owes to the state are of a most exacting nature. No one is compelled to choose the profession ofa police officer, but having chosen it, everyone is obliged to live up to the standard of its requirements. To join in that high enterprise means the surrender of much individual freedom.

Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for sure if they'll come home at night to take it off.