America Quote by Idris Elba

It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.

— Idris Elba

A lot of people in Baltimore aren't big fans of 'The Wire,' but I think it's great TV and great journalism.

— Wes Moore

What we were all always saying with 'The Wire' was that there's a whole group of people that America just sort of wants to…

— George Pelecanos

I've been watching The Wire recently.

— Edward Snowden

The only news most people ever hear about the inner city comes from grim headlines; the only residents they can name are characters on…

— James Forman, Jr

While 'The Wire' feels startlingly lifelike, it is not, in fact, a naturalistic depiction of ghetto life. That kind of realism better describes an…

— Jacob Weisberg

“intrusive government and layer upon layer of regulatory red tape. When”

— Matt Taibbi

“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless trouble.”

— Mark Twain

The aggressive use of wiretaps is important: It shows that we are targeting white-collar insider-trading rings with the same powerful investigative tools that have…

— Preet Bharara

“Governments are too stupid to understand that too much red tape does not bind a nation together—it tears it apart.”

— Jarod Kintz

I think cable has been under-appreciated for its contribution to society.

— Brian Roberts

I think what's happened is that the general public has become much more aware of the destructive power of Wall Street.

— Cathy O'Neil