Quotes by Eric Holder

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Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. is the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General.
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Michael Brown's tragic death has revealed a deep distrust between some in the Ferguson community and its police force. It also developed a need to develop and widely disseminate law enforcement best practices for responding to public demonstrations.

Eric Holder

Those who peacefully gather to express sympathy for the family of Michael Brown must have their rights respected at all times. And journalists must not be harassed or prevented from covering a story that needs to be told.

Eric Holder

On a personal level, I've seen a lot in my time as attorney general, but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to Ferguson. I had the chance to meet with the family of Michael Brown. I spoke to them not just as attorney general but as a ...

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The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and bring us closer to the ideals expressed in our founding documents.

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History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.

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I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.

Eric Holder

It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official.

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I think that out of the tragedy that was Michael Brown's death, some very positive things could happen. That could happen, and the question is what is going to happen with all of these people who are at least at this point very committed, very moved ...

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The full resources of the Department of Justice have been committed to the investigation into Michael Brown's death.

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I sit here as the first African-American attorney general, serving the first African-American President of the United States. And that has to show that we have made a great deal of progress. But there's still more we have to travel along this road so...

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I don't even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just don't think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool.

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I think there are too many people in jail for too long and for not necessarily good reasons.

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People feel uncomfortable talking about racial issues out of fear that if they express things, they will be characterized in a way that's not fair. I think that there is still a need for a dialogue about things racial that we've not engaged in.

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Communities of color don't understand what it means to be a police officer, the fear that police officers have in just being on the streets.

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Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards.

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You constantly hear about voter fraud... but you don't see huge amounts of vote fraud out there.

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The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.

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The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

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I don't have any intention of resigning.

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Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security.

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Author Bio

  • NameEric Holder
  • DescriptionAttorney General of the United States
  • BornJanuary 21, 1951
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJudge; Lawyer