If I were attorney general in Kansas in 1953, I would not have defended a Kansas statute that put in place separate-but-equal facilities. Eric Holder Read Quote
Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people who are engaged in non-violent crimes – any crimes, for that matter – we are looking for sentences that are proportionate to the conduct that you engaged in. Eric Holder Read Quote
In January 2013, I told the people in the Justice Department after the re-election that I wanted to focus on reforming the federal criminal justice system. I made an announcement in August of that year in San Francisco, when we rolled out the Smart on Crime initiative. Eric Holder Read Quote
The inability to pass reasonable gun safety laws after the Newtown massacre is something that weighs heavily on my mind. Eric Holder Read Quote
The vast majority of law enforcement officers conduct themselves in really honorable, appropriate ways. Eric Holder Read Quote
I think there are too many people in jail for too long and for not necessarily good reasons. Eric Holder Read Quote
I’d like to continue being involved with issues that animated my time as attorney general – criminal-justice reform and civil rights especially. I don’t just want to give speeches; I’d like to involve myself in this work in a systematic way. Eric Holder Read Quote
In a lot of ways, civil rights division is the conscience of the Justice Department. You can almost measure what kind of Justice Department you have by what kind of civil rights division that you have. Eric Holder Read Quote
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. Eric Holder Read Quote
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. Eric Holder Read Quote
