Ken Starr Quotes

United States, Lawyer
July 21, 1946

Kenneth Winston Starr is an American lawyer who has also been a United States circuit judge and U.S. solicitor general. He is the former president and chancellor of Baylor University, and formerly held the Louise L. Morrison chair of constitutional law at Baylor University Law School. He headed a controversial investigation of members of the Clinton administration.

We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach.

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Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.

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- Different
- Matter
- Whether

We were in Little Rock. We were assessing a very important issue. In the midst of our discussions, we were receiving urgent inquiries from The Washington Post asking about interviews.

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The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.

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- Important
- Values
- Before
The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.

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After an extensive investigation, the office produced a report that addressed the many questions that confronted the difficult issues, it laid out new evidence, and it reached a definitive conclusion.

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There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.

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- Respect
- Excuse
- Demands
We must combat misinformation that is being spread.

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I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.

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- Practice
- Language
- Wrong
When we had highly sensitive information, the DNA on the dress, that was held within our office and the FBI. There was no dissemination of that information.

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- Information
- Office
- Dress