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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Loretta Lynch

Crime

Children

Job

" We have determined as a society, as a country, as a people, that the incarceration and the supervision and the specific fines for a particular crime are that person's debt to society. "

" 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. "

" What I have realized is I cannot guarantee the absence of discrimination or hatred or prejudice, but I can guarantee the presence of justice. "

" I think that overall, the position - on a whole host of issues - should always be toward inclusion and equality. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I believe that the death penalty is an effective penalty. "

" I think it's important, however, that as we again talk about the importance of free speech we make it clear that actions predicated on violent talk are not America they are not who were they are not what we do and they will be prosecuted, so I want that message to be clear also. "

" 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.' "

Loretta Lynch

Forward

Motto

" Houses of worship can be the heart of a community. They can be the cradle of a family. They can be places where our children go to learn, not just faith, but to make friends. They build connections. They are essential to a healthy America. And every community deserves the right to have those houses of worship operate in safety and peace. "

" A license to practice law is not a license to violate it. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" If we're going to have the view that we're going to protect everyone in this society equally, we have to mean it. "

" I find that people want aggressive policing if they as a community feel they are part of it. They don't want aggressive policing if they feel it's being imposed upon them and they are a target. "

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

" The American people must be able to trust that their courts and law enforcement will uphold, protect, and defend their constitutional rights. "

" To the extent residency preferences prevent families and senior citizens from purchasing homes because of race, ethnicity or color, the preferences violate federal law and cannot be tolerated. "

" Instead of turning away from our neighbors, our friends, our colleagues, let us instead learn from our history and avoid repeating the mistakes of our past. "

Loretta Lynch

Past

Mistakes

" 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. "

Loretta Lynch

Woman

Mother

" 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. "

" Michael Grimm never met a tax he didn't lie to evade. "

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

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

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