Attorney General Quotes

66 quotes by 48 authors

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering. — Kelly Ayotte
It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe… — Joe Biden
You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The attorney general decided that the… — Joe Biden
My wife and daughters work. My campaign manager in 2005 was a working mother. I appointed 5 women to my senior staff as Attorney General. — Bob McDonnell
This bill would renounce the safe, proper, and acceptable role for Government as a referee of disputes between the governed. It would interpose the Government… — Strom Thurmond
The power granted the Attorney General to intervene in all equal-protection-of-the-law cases is extremely broad and dangerous. Choices made by the Attorney General could follow… — John Sparkman
The attorney general doesn't favor one method or the other, he favors the death penalty. — Bob Butterworth
The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes,… — Jamie Gorelick
Maybe when I'm done being an attorney general I'll go out and do something that will really benefit people's lives and become a USANA distributor. — Mark Shurtleff
I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days. — Alberto Gonzales
You know, as attorney general, there's no issue more important than making sure you are safe, that your families are safe. — Charlie Crist
As attorney general, Ive had some connection with just about every important public issue in the last eight years in Kentucky. All of the important… — Ben Chandler
As a former District Attorney and Attorney General, I know the urgency of providing safe homes, schools and neighborhoods for all. This remarkable tour-de-force is… — Scott Harshbarger
If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label, — Eric Holder
I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man, — Eric Holder
The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let… — Harold H. Greene
The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive the support needed for enactment into law during my tenure… — Dick Thornburgh
Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced his resignation on Thursday, leaves a dismal legacy at the Justice Department, but one of his legal innovations was… — Edwin Meese
As a former U.S. attorney general under President Reagan, and a former Ohio secretary of state, we would like to say something that might strike… — Edwin Meese
I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our investigations into the… — Barack Obama

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