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People used to ask me: 'Well, was it the power that attracted you to Bill Clinton?' And I said, well, how much power do you… — Gennifer Flowers
Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence… — John Cornyn
If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general. — Kelly Ayotte
As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina. — Michael Emerson
Over and over again did the Attorney-General cry out aloud, in the agony of his cause, 'What is to become of painting if the critics… — James Whistler
I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life, .. But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney… — Charles Schumer
Attorney General John Ashcroft has earned himself a remarkable distinction as the Torquemada of American law. Tomás de Torquemada...was largely responsible for...[the] torture and the… — Walter Cronkite
I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk. — Jennifer Granholm
The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of… — Harold H. Greene
I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the… — Judy Holliday
If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us… — Jon Stewart
Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can… — Jesse Ventura
That, they never could lay their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never tolerate the idea of their wives laying their heads upon their… — Charles Dickens
It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the Civil Rights Act… — Thomas Perez
Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. — Thomas Perez
I agree with President Obama and Attorney General Holder that we need to reform our criminal sentencing laws. — Raul Labrador
I fully support Attorney General Cuccinelli and his efforts in challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision in the health care legislation, and I… — Robert Hurt
Any attorney general who is not an activist is not doing his or her job. — Eric Holder
The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and bring us closer to the ideals expressed in our founding documents. — Eric Holder
If I were attorney general in Kansas in 1953, I would not have defended a Kansas statute that put in place separate-but-equal facilities. — Eric Holder
When states like Alabama and Arizona passed some of the harshest immigration laws in history, my Attorney General took them on in court and we… — Barack Obama
We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of… — Al Sharpton
The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he has… — Al Sharpton
Do we want an Attorney General who will play politics with the law, play politics with the court and just play politics with international conventions… — Barbara Mikulski
I retire to make way for an abler man. In my four years as attorney general I have aged about ten years, but when I… — Alexander Henry

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