Janet Reno Quotes
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The Department of Justice transcends party because we're building on the Weed and Seed program.
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I'm just an awkward old maid with a very great affection for men.
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At this moment I do not have a personal relationship with a computer.
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I made the decision. I'm accountable.
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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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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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They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.
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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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Nothing can make me madder than lawyers who don't care about others.
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There is so much to do, and I want to continue my efforts.
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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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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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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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Gun registration is not enough.
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I always wait until a jury has spoken before I anticipate what they will do.
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The good lawyer is the great salesman.
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This is a serious problem of major concern, and we have got to approach it in a way that is consistent with this nation's tradition as a nation of immigrants, focusing on legal immigration, supporting that in the right way and doing everything possible consistent with the Constitution to control illegal immigration, and we will continue in those efforts.
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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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The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take.
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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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Nobody should be owning a gun which does not have a sporting purpose.
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Vengeance is a personal reaction. But not one that government can indulge in.
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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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America has become numb to violence because it just drowns in it, day in and day out.
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Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.
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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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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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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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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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Based on my experience as a prosecutor in Miami, illegal immigration is one of the most critical issues facing this country. As a prosecutor, I felt the burden of it. I think what's important... is for the state and the federal government and for local governments to work together to do everything possible to control illegal immigration in a comprehensive way.
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Janet Reno
- Born: July 21, 1938
- Died: November 7, 2016
- Occupation: United States Attorney General
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