List of Eric Holder Quotes

In The Months Ahead, I Will Leave The Department Of Justice, But I Will Never -- I Will Never -- Leave The Work. I Will Continue To Serve And Try To Find Ways To Make Our Nation Even More True To Its Founding Ideals.

It's A Sad Indication Of Where Washington Has Come, Where Policy Differences Almost Necessarily Become Questions Of Integrity. I Came To Washington In The Late '70s, And People Had The Ability In The Past To Have Intense Policy Differences But Didn't Feel The Need To Question The Other Person's Character.

Operation Fast And Furious Was Flawed In Concept And Flawed In Execution. The Tactics Used In This Operation Violate Department Of Justice Policy And Should Never Have Been Used.

One Cannot Understate The Importance Of Eliminating Bin Laden. He Was A Symbolic Head Of The Organisation And, As We Now Know, An Operational Head Of The Organisation.

I Understand The Second Amendment. I Respect The Second Amendment. I Think We Need To Use Common Sense Tools To Keep The American People Safe, To Keep Our Streets Safe.

I'm Not Going To Let People Who Work In The United States Department Of Justice Have Their Characters Be Assailed Without Any Basis.

I Look Forward To Working With The Nra To Come Up With Ways In Which We Can Use Common Sense Approaches To Reduce The Level Of Violence That We See - In Our Streets, And Make The American People As Safe As They Possibly Can Be.

Guantanamo Is A Chief Recruiting Tool For Al-qaida. It Has Put A Wedge Between The United States And At Least Some Of Its Allies.

Whether It Is An Attempt To Bomb The New York City Subway System, An Attempt To Bring Down An Airplane Over Detroit, An Attempt To Set Off A Bomb In Times Square ... I Think That Gives Us A Sense Of The Breadth Of The Challenges That We Face, And The Kinds Of Things That Our Enemy Is Trying To Do.

It Pains Me Whenever There's The Death Of A Law Enforcement Official.

With All Do Respect, Senator, I Don't Think This Is An Appropriate Setting For Me To Discuss That Issue. I'd Be More Than Glad To Come Back In An Appropriate Setting To Discuss The Issues That You Have Raised.

I'm A Hard Headed Lawyer.