Eric Holder Quotes
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Studies show that if people think that they are treated fairly by the police, that matters almost more than what the result is. If you get stopped for a traffic stop and feel that you are treated courteously and fairly, you are much more likely to accept the fact that you got a speeding ticket.
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The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.
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I don't even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just don't think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool.
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I'm not going to let people who work in the United States Department of Justice have their characters be assailed without any basis.
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If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label.
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Any attorney general who is not an activist is not doing his or her job.
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I look forward to working with the NRA to come up with ways in which we can use common sense approaches to reduce the level of violence that we see - in our streets, and make the American people as safe as they possibly can be.
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History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.
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I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.
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Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people who are engaged in non-violent crimes - any crimes, for that matter - we are looking for sentences that are proportionate to the conduct that you engaged in.
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On a personal level, I've seen a lot in my time as attorney general, but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to Ferguson. I had the chance to meet with the family of Michael Brown. I spoke to them not just as attorney general but as a father of a teenage son myself.
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You keep your eyes on the prize, you try to do what's right, and eventually, you'll reach your goal.
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I'm a hard headed lawyer.
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I'll leave here with my head held high and with confidence that history will judge my time here.
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The vast majority of law enforcement officers conduct themselves in really honorable, appropriate ways.
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No individual or company, no matter how large or how profitable, is above the law.
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I was raised - professionally - in the Public Integrity Section. I started in 1976, stayed there for 12 years. It was formed after Watergate by then-head of the Criminal Division Dick Thornburgh, who ultimately became Attorney General.
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I'm a 21st century guy, secure in who I am.
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I'm attorney general of the United States. I will not stand for - I will not allow people to take away that which people gave their lives to give, and that is the ability for the American people to vote.