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" It's the choices that you make and the things that you're willing to accept and not accept that define who you are. "

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" Particularly over the last few decades, technological innovation has offered opportunities to bring people and nations together - but it has also created significant new challenges to law enforcement. "

" The motto of the Netherlands is translated into English as 'I will uphold.' But I want you to know that, as we go forward, our message together is not just 'I will uphold,' but 'we will uphold.' "

" Let me say that if the political arena is your choice as you work to keep our democracy strong and our essential freedoms accessible for all, then that is what you should do, and I salute you. We need champions in all walks of our civic discourse. "

" Often, we do not know where our choices will take us. This is why the best choices are often made based not on what they can bring to us, but what they will allow us to bring to others. "

" Voting is how we participate in a civic society - be it for president, be it for a municipal election. It's the way we teach our children - in school elections - how to be citizens, and the importance of their voice. "

" What is the price of justice? What is the price of justice? When bail is set unreasonably high, people are behind bars only because they are poor. Not because they're a danger or a flight risk - only because they are poor. They don't have money to get out of jail and they certainly don't have money to flee anywhere. "

" They expect a certain amount of leniency or mercy from me because I'm a woman, and if you've ever met my mother, you should know that's not even in the cards. She's much tougher than I am - she's a retired schoolteacher, so she's seen it all. "

" Certainly, by providing individuals coming out of institutions with ways to become productive citizens, we reduce recidivism. What that means is we reduce crime. There are fewer victims when individuals have options - when they have job skills, when they have life skills, we break the cycle of children following their parents into institutions. "

" Those who store, package, and sell the food we serve our families have a responsibility to maintain basic standards of cleanliness in their facilities. "

" Others will always seek to define you based on what they think you represent or who they think you are. But you have to be the one to control what you do and what you say and how you present yourself. "

" In 2007, Michael Grimm, former Marine, former FBI agent, accountant and attorney, was poised for success as a small business owner. Instead, as alleged, Grimm made the choice to go from upholding the law to breaking it. In so doing, he turned his back on every oath he had ever taken. "

" Those who perpetrate fraud against our financial institutions will be met with the full force of law enforcement. "

Law Enforcement

" Let us reflect on the obvious but often neglected lesson that state-sanctioned discrimination never looks good in hindsight. "

" Rather than let their product compete fully and fairly in the marketplace, FalconStor resorted to bribery and graft to win important contracts in a scheme that reached the highest levels of the company. "

" Let us not act out of fear and misunderstanding, but out of the values of inclusion, diversity, and regard for all that make our country great. "

" When I speak to a victim or their family, people who were left bruised and battered by someone, and can give them some small relief, I know I'm winning in some small way, and I'm part of a process that sometimes works. "

" Housing programs designed to help young families and senior citizens purchase homes should be available to people of all races, including African Americans. "

" Criminal conduct by police officers, federal agents, and their confederates cannot be tolerated and will be met with the full force of the law. "

Police Officers

" You would notice if your own personal debit card limit shot up to $40 million dollars. And you'd probably call somebody. "

" We must reject the easy impulses of bitterness and rancor and embrace the difficult work, but the important work, the vital work of finding a path forward together. "

" It's always interesting when people don't know who you are. "

" We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations. "

" Russell Defreitas plotted to commit a terrorist attack that he hoped would rival 9/11. "

" The public properly relies upon FDA classification of drugs as nonprescription as a reflection of the agency's judgment regarding the safety and proper use of a drug without a doctor's prescription. "

" We don't talk about the timing of open matters, but I certainly agree with the FBI director that in every investigation, no matter whom it involves, we are thorough, we are fair, we are efficient, and we move through the facts and the evidence and come to the conclusions that are called upon. "

" This country was founded on a promise of equal rights for all, and we have always managed to move closer to that promise, little by little, one day at a time. It may not be easy - but we'll get there together. "

" The good in this world far outweighs the evil. Our common humanity transcends our differences, and our most effective response to terror is compassion, it's unity, and it's love. "

" No matter who we are or where we live, we all share a basic concern for the safety and well-being of our young people. Their welfare is the most telling measure of our nation's success - and their potential is the most promising element of its future. It is up to us - all of us - to safeguard that future. "

" It's a great thing to live in a digital age. It's convenient; it's fast. "