Don't blame the messenger because the message is unpleasant.
Lying under oath, and encouraging lies under oath, does go to the very heart and soul of what courts do. If we say we don't care, let's forget about courts, and we'll just have other ways of figuring out how to handle disputes.
There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.
The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.
I had loans in law school.
The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.
You're making me feel like a skunk at the garden party.
When we had highly sensitive information, the DNA on the dress, that was held within our office and the FBI. There was no dissemination of that information.
We must combat misinformation that is being spread.
I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information.
I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.
I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed.
In contrast to what most prosecutors do, we try to treat all individuals with complete fairness. We do not go out and hold press conferences and the like.
I am not here to accuse the media of anything.
Rights are in the power of the people.
In law, one's sense of calling or vocation will lead one to be interested in certain dimensions of Constitutional law.
Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.
I was privileged to serve as a judge.
We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach.
After an extensive investigation, the office produced a report that addressed the many questions that confronted the difficult issues, it laid out new evidence, and it reached a definitive conclusion.
