Andrew Thomas Quotes

United States, Politician
1966

Andrew Peyton Thomas is an American politician, author, and former attorney. He served as the county attorney for Maricopa County in Arizona from 2004 until April 6, 2010. During his term in office, he was known for his anti-illegal immigrant policies. On April 10, 2012, Thomas was disbarred by a disciplinary panel of the Arizona State Supreme Court for his actions as county attorney

Also known as Author, Attorney At Law

While we do not ask for accolades, we must defend ourselves from repeated public attacks.

Andrew Thomas
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.

Andrew Thomas

I have decided not to appeal the ruling that took my law license. My accusers, the Board of Supervisors, once again have fired my lawyers, ensuring I cannot properly defend myself or my anti-corruption efforts.

Andrew Thomas
- Law
I promise, before God and my community, to seek reforms so that the powerful and corrupt are no longer above the law.

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- God
- Law
- Community
Ideas that are at odds with the inherited collective wisdom of antiquity are always, on their face suspect.

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- Wisdom
- Ideas
- Suspect
Today, corruption has won and justice has lost. I brought corruption cases in good faith involving powerful people, and the political and legal establishment blatantly covered up and retaliated by targeting my law license.

Andrew Thomas
- People
- Up
- Good
A consultant to be worth his salt must give honest judgments not necessarily those which he thinks the clients would like to hear.

Andrew Thomas
Our success as consultants will depend upon the essential rightness of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good.

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