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" The power to arrest - to deprive a citizen of liberty - must be used fairly, responsibly, and without bias. "

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

" 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. "

" Almost one in three Americans has had some contact with the criminal justice system. When you reach that saturation point, people begin to understand, in a very visceral way, the difficulties of reentry. "

" I truly love coming to work every day. "

" 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. "

" The answer is never violence. Rather, the answer, our answer, all our answer must be action. Calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Every American expects and deserves the protection of law enforcement that is effective, responsive, respectful and, most importantly, constitutional. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Violent ideologies can proliferate and spread; threats are no longer contained by borders and oceans; and adversaries are as likely to be found in cyberspace as on the battlefield. "

" The sentence imposed on Abdul Kadir sends a powerful and clear message. We will bring to justice those who plot to attack the United States of America. "

" We don't always choose moments. You know, sometimes they choose us. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Building trust between law enforcement officers and the communities we serve is one of my highest priorities as attorney general. "

" In a world that is more interconnected and interdependent than ever before, it is critical that we work together to uphold the norms and statutes that keep our citizens safe, our countries secure, and our economies fair. "

" What I have seen in my travels across this country is the dedication, the commitment, and the resolve of our brave men and women in law enforcement to improving policing, to embracing the 21st Century Task Force recommendations, and to continuing to have a dialogue that makes our country safer for all. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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