Eliot Spitzer Quotes
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As founders of a company that bore their names, Mr. Pilgrim and Mr. Baxter should have set an example of integrity and fair play, ... Instead, they were at the center of improper conduct that deceived and harmed their clients.
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State and local regulators are the officials with the closest contact with the regulated community, ... Given their close intimate knowledge of the business they regulate, they are in a much better position than Congress to judge whether a particular small business is deserving of leniency for a first-time violation.
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It's about making sure retail investors get a fair shake, ... The one thing they deserve is honest advice and fair dealing.
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It's going to be big dollars and it should be big dollars.
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Understanding what the framers meant can help us. But alone it cannot be enough.
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Acting as a good corporate citizen, ... did the right thing. We asked them to create a filter to stop this kind of thing and they have done so.
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I think the investment community, consumers, the investment houses themselves are anxious to get resolution here, ... So the faster we can fill that void and get closure on this, the better.
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People like Eliot because he's a fighter, not a quitter, ... If Mr. Weld thinks Eliot was too tough on corporate crooks, he is out of touch. If he thinks New Yorkers want a patsy for governor, he's wrong.
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In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics.
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It is the Democratic Party historically that created the middle class.
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These indictments are part of a continuing effort to hold individuals accountable for bid rigging and other illegal activities that defrauded insurance clients.
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Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering.
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Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street!
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This does have, for me, a particular emotional experience.
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Every time we turn over a rock in the mutual fund industry these days, we are seeing vermin crawl out that are appalling: Late trading; timing by those in the executive boardroom; billions of dollars being scraped off that should be going into the pockets of investors instead ending up in the hands of the executives.
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If we can get (Indian Point) to a point where it is not needed, wonderful, ... Do I think that is going to happen anytime soon? No.
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A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history.
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We absolutely look forward to working with the SEC as a partner in this, ... We need them to come in strongly, aggressively. They understand the problem. They've been our partners. I look forward to working with them.
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As oil and gas prices hit record levels and the impacts of global warming become more apparent, it is profoundly disappointing that the federal government has failed to adopt these crucial energy saving standards.
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Internet cigarette traffickers are increasingly using the federal mail system to distribute their wares.
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This agreement helps ensure that AOL will strive to keep its customers through quality service, not stealth retention programs.
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A lot of major songs have been implicated in this.
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Sometimes in politics, you think you've seen it all. Turns out I was wrong.
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When I read it my blood began to boil again. It drove home how crass that whole system was.