Janet Reno Quotes

#1. If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.

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#2. I made the decision long ago that to be afraid would be to diminish my life.

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#3. But it is not our place to punish a father for his political beliefs or where he wants to raise his child. Indeed, if we were to start judging parents on the basis of their political beliefs, we would change the concept of family for the rest of time.

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#4. We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies.

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#5. We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.

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#6. I made the decision. I'm accountable.

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#7. Nothing can make me madder than lawyers who don't care about others.

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#8. The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take.

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#9. I always wait until a jury has spoken before I anticipate what they will do.

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#10. I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt.

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#11. There is so much to do, and I want to continue my efforts.

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#12. Nobody should be owning a gun which does not have a sporting purpose.

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#13. Anybody that thought that I tried to protect the president has forgotten that I asked for the expansion of the Monica Lewinsky matter.

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#14. Gun registration is not enough.

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#15. They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

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#16. The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by the civilian populace.

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#17. The U.S. government alleges that for the past 45 years, the companies that manufacture and sell tobacco have waged an intentional and coordinated campaign of deceit

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#18. Hate crimes based on sexual orientation are among the three top reported hate crimes after race and religion, ... Our laws should not ignore that reality.

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#19. I don't think that the economy can absorb a massive flow of immigration that does not relate to the issue of persecution.

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#20. I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.

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#21. It might be that some day I shall be drowned by the sea, or die of pneumonia from sleeping out at night, or be robbed and strangled by strangers. These things happen. Even so, I shall be ahead because of trusting the beach, the night and strangers.

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#22. The diesel engine industry has illegally poured millions of tons of pollution into the air, .. It's time for the industry to clean up its act, and it's time for it to clean up the air.

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#23. My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence.

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#24. I have been surrounded by some of the smartest, brightest, most caring lawyers, by agents who are willing to risk their lives for others, by support staff that are willing to work as hard as they can.

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#25. I'm just an awkward old maid with a very great affection for men.

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#26. Microsoft is unlawfully taking advantage of its Windows monopoly to protect and to extend that monopoly and undermine consumer choice.

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#27. I'm just an old maid with an attraction to men.

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#28. Everybody should want to make sure that we have the cyber tools necessary to investigate cyber crimes, and to be prepared to defend against them and to bring people to justice who commit it.

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#29. I would like to explore and see this country. I have had so many opportunities to see it from the air! I would like to climb the mountains that I wished I could climb at the time but had to get back to Washington.

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#30. Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.

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#31. I have inquired for most of my adult life about studies that might show that the death penalty is a deterrent. And I have not seen any research that would substantiate that point.

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#32. I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can.

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#33. I worked with some wonderful people, tried my best and I feel comfortable.

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#34. The Department of Justice transcends party because we're building on the Weed and Seed program.

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#35. Until the day I die, or until the day I can't think anymore, I want to be involved in the issues that I care about.

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#36. These tanks were like a good rent-a-car.

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#37. We want to continue the efforts against domestic violence and spread the drug courts, and develop real effective means of providing treatment for drug abusers without having to have them arrested.

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#38. We have the authority to take action, ... But responsible authority means not only being able to take action, but knowing when and how to take that action.

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#39. It doesn't matter to criminals if the event is called a gun show or a flea market
if they can buy guns.

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#40. If America's tv and movie producers are unwilling to clean up their act ... when it comes to sex, bloodshed and violence in their programming ... the government stands ready to step in.

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#41. People have it so good in America that they get bored very easily. And when people get bored they start protesting things.

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#42. I'm not fancy. I'm what I appear to be.

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#43. We tried our best for the longest time to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the matter, and at each step, we were thwarted by those that said, No, we will not turn the boy over to his father.

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#44. It was not the president's responsibility to run a law enforcement operation. It was ours.

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#45. Vengeance is a personal reaction. But not one that government can indulge in.

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#46. Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is only a step. The prohibition of private firearms is the goal.

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#47. The good lawyer is the great salesman.

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#48. The Department of Justice is committed to asking one central question of everything we do: What is the right thing to do? Now that can produce debate, and I want it to be spirited debate. I want the lawyers of America to be able to call me and tell me: Janet, have you lost your mind?

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#49. Just remember, strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose.

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#50. America has become numb to violence because it just drowns in it, day in and day out.

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#51. At this moment I do not have a personal relationship with a computer.

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