Accepting Quote by Edwin Edwards

I didn't run for Governor for me; I ran to help the people of West Virginia.

— Jim Justice

My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime.

— Kevin Mitnick

I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that…

— Janet Reno

I took action as governor to preserve the sanctity of life.

— Mitt Romney

I did nothing wrong, I am the one being punished and lied to.

— Anonymous

You are your own judge. The verdict is up to you.

— Astrid Alauda

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

— Jesse Ventura

I accept the verdict of the people.

— Enda Kenny

At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops…

— Kathleen Blanco

Your verdict will be "Guilty" or "Not Guilty." Your job is not to find innocence.

— Russell R Leggett

I am here wrongfully convicted and wrongfully sentenced.

— Lorenzo Snow

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

— Lajos Kossuth