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I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.

Joe Arpaio

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Joe Arpaio
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: June 14
Politician
Sheriff
Springfield
Massachusetts
Joseph M. Arpaio
Joseph Michael Arpaio
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Surrender
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I was taught to work hard and to be honest, and that's what I try to do, so that's it.
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I even used to stop vehicles going through stop signs, even though I was walking.
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I'm not interested in Vice President. I'm hanging around Arizona. I'm running again for Sheriff.
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The young people when I go to McDonald's, the Hispanic clerks will come by, 'Sheriff, can we have a picture?' over and over again. At least they want a picture with me.
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I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.
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I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.
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I believe Donald Trump is the best guy for president and I'm not going to shy away and I take the risk. I could just stay home and don't talk about any candidate.
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I don't care where [Ted] Cruz comes from. I don't care where the President comes from. Day one, I opened an investigation on a fraudulent government Hawaii document, period, on a birth certificate, so if you can say Cruz has fake documents, okay.
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We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
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A ‘liberal paradise’ would be a place where everybody has guaranteed employment, free comprehensive health care, free education, free food, free housing, free clothing, free utilities and only law enforcement personnel have guns. And, believe it or not, such a liberal utopia does indeed exist. ... It’s called prison.
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I'm not a computer guy. I have my Smith Corona. I would know nothing about computers.
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If they [mexicans] cross the border, I think, and they are violating the law, then that word criminal does connect with that violation, so if they're violating the law, I guess you can call them criminals. We call everybody else criminals that violate the law.
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There's a lot of other [than Donald Trump] people that say things you may call insulting, but no one seems to care about that.
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You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.
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I don't rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I'm out there.
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Now everybody is mafia. You got the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia. Everybody is mafia these days.
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