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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.

Joe Arpaio

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Joe Arpaio
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: June 14
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I even used to stop vehicles going through stop signs, even though I was walking.
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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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I'm not interested in Vice President. I'm hanging around Arizona. I'm running again for Sheriff.
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I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.
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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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You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.
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Some people call me a publicity hound.
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I don't throw people under the bus. When I stick by a guy - I may not agree with him all the time, but I sure don't throw him under the bus.
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I can get along great with the Hispanics. In fact, I sure would like to meet them, even the politicians, maybe in the back room or whatever, have a couple of beers and try to explain. But they need to understand that I enforce the laws. I want to listen to them and hear their problems. I want them to tell me what their problems are.
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Many times, when you go to arrest somebody, they pull their gun, and here I am, a federal agent, telling them to drop their gun. But the gun is like that. I give them a split second to drop it, and they drop it. I could have shot them - who is going to complain?
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I just can't surrender. I can't start something and then surrender because of political reasons. I just don't do that, and that goes back to me, why I keep running when I should probably take it easy, even though I have no hobbies, and enjoy the rest of my life.
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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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Look at Israel. Israel is a great country for examples on how to do security.
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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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I don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically.
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I get a lot of calls from families and people who have served time and they say, 'Thank you, Sheriff. I hate the tents.' That's music to my ears.
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We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
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I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me.
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If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.
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It takes a lot of work to do this every day, every day, but I feel, as a sheriff, I should get to know my people. I serve them. They don't serve me. I serve them. They're my bosses, and the more people I can see and talk to, I love it.
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