Eric Holder Quotes

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• I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man.

  Eric Holder

  Men, Black, United States

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• Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards

  Eric Holder

  Believe, Coward, Melting

  Speech at the DOJ African-American History Month Program, delivered 18 February 2009

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• No individual or company, no matter how large or how profitable, is above the law.

  Eric Holder

  Law, Matter, Individual

  "Citigroup pays $7bn to settle sub-prime mortgage investigation" by Dominic Rushe, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2014.

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• If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label.

  Eric Holder

  Labels, Want, Accepting

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• One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.

  Eric Holder

  Impact, Dysfunction, Want

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• We need election systems that are free from fraud, discrimination, and partisan influence and that are more, not less, accessible to the citizens of this country.

  Eric Holder

  Country, Election, Discrimination

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

  Eric Holder

  Guarantees, Constitution, Process

  Address at Northwestern University Law School, delivered 5 March 2012, Chicago, IL

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• I'll leave here with my head held high and with confidence that history will judge my time here.

  Eric Holder

  Judging, My Time

  "The exit interview: Eric Holder talks race, legacy and what’s next". Interview with Trymaine Lee, www.msnbc.com. April 23, 2015.

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• Some have argued that the President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is a senior operational leader of al Qaeda or associated forces. This is simply not accurate. 'Due process' and 'judicial process' are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

  Eric Holder

  Senior, Leader, President

  Address at Northwestern University Law School, delivered 5 March 2012, Chicago, IL

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• People feel uncomfortable talking about racial issues out of fear that if they express things they will be characterized in a way that's not fair. I think that there is still a need for a dialogue about things racial that we have not engaged in.

  Eric Holder

  Thinking, Talking, Issues

  "Holder: Still need for frank talk on race" by, www.politico.com. July 11, 2010.

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• There's a certain level of vehemence, it seems to me, that's directed at me [and] directed at the president. You know, people talking about taking their country back. There's a certain racial component to this for some people. I don't think this is the thing that is a main driver, but for some there's a racial animus.

  Eric Holder

  Country, Thinking, Talking

  "Eric Holder: U.S. Still 'Afraid' of Race". ABC News interview, abcnews.go.com. July 13, 2014.

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• It is possible, I supposed, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and applicable laws of the United States for the President to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States.

  Eric Holder

  Military, Law, President

  "Holder: Obama could order lethal force in U.S." by Josh Gerstein, www.politico.com. March 5, 2013.

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• Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason.

  Eric Holder

  Law, Long, Enforcement

  "Eric Holder seeks to cut mandatory minimum drug sentences" by Dan Merica, Evan Perez, www.cnn.com. August 12, 2013.

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• The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.

  Eric Holder

  Taken, Law, People

  Address at Northwestern University Law School, delivered 5 March 2012, Chicago, IL

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• [I] can't actually imagine a time in which the need for more diversity would ever cease. Affirmative action has been an issue since segregation practices. The question is not when does it end, but when does it begin [..] When do people of color truly get the benefits to which they are entitled?

  Eric Holder

  Color, Practice, Issues

  "Holder talks financial crime, affirmative action at Low". Columbia Spectator, February 24, 2012.

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• Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security.

  Eric Holder

  Process, National Security, Judicial

  Address at Northwestern University Law School, delivered 5 March 2012, Chicago, IL

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• I think there are too many people in jail for too long and for not necessarily good reasons.

  Eric Holder

  Thinking, Jail, Long

  "Drug War Waged Hard Against People Of Color". "Weekend Edition" with Rachel Martin, www.nhpr.org. August 14, 2013.

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• We must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent.

  Eric Holder

  Law, Looks, Violence

  "Holder blasts 'stand your ground' after Zimmerman verdict" by Tom Cohen, www.cnn.com. July 17, 2013.

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• I think that people, despite my law enforcement background, view me as taking these consistently progressive stands, and I think that, philosophically, there is a desire to get at that person. But I think the stands I have taken are totally consistent with a person who is looking at things realistically, factually.

  Eric Holder

  Taken, Thinking, Views

  "Holder highlight reel: Attorney general’s most memorable moments, clashes", www.foxnews.com. September 25, 2014.

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• We are not programmed to bury our kids.

  Eric Holder

  Kids

  "Exclusive: Parents of slain Border Patrol agent speak out on Fast and Furious". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 21, 2012.

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• To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, ‘Remember your history.’

  Eric Holder

  Communication, Nsa, Secret

  "The Crisis in a Nutshell: The Key Quotes About the N.S.A. and Americans' Phone Records" by Alex Gangitano and Amelia Schonbek, www.newyorker.com. June 6, 2013.

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• Saturdays and Sundays, America in the year 2009 does not in some ways differ significantly from the country that existed almost 50 years ago. This is truly sad.

  Eric Holder

  Country, Sunday, Years

  Speech at the DOJ African-American History Month Program, delivered 18 February 2009

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• Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial.

  Eric Holder

  Race, Average, Issues

  Speech at the DOJ African-American History Month Program, delivered 18 February 2009

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• When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to compare what people were subjected to there to what happened in Philadelphia - which was inappropriate, certainly that . . . to describe it in those terms I think does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line, who risked all, for my people.

  Eric Holder

  Thinking, Philadelphia, People

  "Eric Holder: Black Panther case focus demeans 'my people'". www.politico.com. March 1, 2011.

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• At a time when we must seek to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the local community, I am deeply concerned that the deployment of military equipment and vehicles sends a conflicting message.

  Eric Holder

  Military, Law, Deployment

  "Ferguson violence: Critics rip police tactics, use of military equipment" by Josh Levs, www.cnn.com. August 15, 2014.

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