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The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair
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"The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair"

- J. Edgar Hoover

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This quote by J. Edgar Hoover recommends that the remedy to crime is not penalty, yet prevention. He implies that the most effective means to decrease criminal offense is to focus on the source of criminal habits, such as destitution, illiteracy, as well as social inequality. He recommends that supplying far better chances for people, such as access to education and learning and work training, is a much more efficient means to minimize criminal offense than penalizing criminals after the fact. He likewise indicates that purchasing very early childhood years education and learning and also giving better support for family members can assist protect against criminal offense prior to it even begins. By buying the high chair, or very early childhood years education and learning, we can help create a much better future for our society as well as lower criminal activity in the long run.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by J. Edgar Hoover between January 1, 1895 and May 2, 1972. He/she was a famous Public Servant from USA. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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