More - George Ryan Quotes

In April of 1986, Aaron Patterson was tortured by Area 2 Violent Crimes detectives, under the direct supervision and with the active participation of Commander (Jon) Burge. The record in Mr. Patterson's case shows that he was one of the last of the approximately 60 known victims who have alleged torture by Chicago Police detectives at Area 2 Police Headquarters from 1972 to 1986.

George Ryan

 

My administration is committed to opening doors wide to women and minority-owned business,

George Ryan

 Business

I can't dictate to George W. Bush.

George Ryan

 

I don't know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas Governor George Bush think twice about what he's doing.

George Ryan

 American Politician

I'm going to sleep well tonight knowing that I made the right decision.

George Ryan

 American Politician

sleep well knowing I made the right decision.

George Ryan

 

Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having?

George Ryan

 American Politician Guilt

When you go from speaker to lieutenant governor, it's kind of a letdown, frankly, ... But I worked with (then-Gov.) Jim Thompson and learned a lot from him.

George Ryan

 

I've never seen anything quite like the site I saw here.

George Ryan

 

They took on a seemingly insurmountable task,

George Ryan