Latest Eric Holder Quotes from Interviews

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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

• 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.

• It's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. These laws try to fix something that was never broken. There has always been a legal defense for using deadly force if - and the 'if' is important - if no safe retreat is available. But we must examine laws that take this further by eliminating the common sense and age-old requirement that people who feel threatened have a duty to retreat, outside their home, if they can do so safely.

  Eric Holder

  Home, Self, Law

  "Holder speaks out against 'Stand Your Ground' laws after Zimmerman verdict" by Pete Williams and Tracy Connor, www.nbcnews.com. July 17, 2013.

• 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.