WILLIAM BARR

Every time someone makes a mistake, and mistakes are made in this business, careers are ruined.

Monopolies have good sides to them as well as bad sides to them.

Our criminal justice system was designed to be fair and is the fairest system known to man.

Sometimes regulators are the most reactionary people and are looking backward.

The essence to reducing violent crime in our society is to take these people [criminals] off the street.

The fact that people would receive widely disparate sentences in different parts of the country was untenable.

Without very draconian penalties it would be very difficult to flip someone and control organized crime.

You’re in charge of things that go boom and I have things that go clink.

The role of the federal prosecutor and the purpose of a criminal investigation are well-defined.

Comey is an extraordinarily gifted man who has contributed much during his many years of public service.

Every Medal of Valor recipient has confronted life-threatening danger. Each had their fight-or-flight moment. But each one stood their ground for our safety. We hold them up as examples to other first responders - and to all Americans.

We know that the American people are only safe because our law enforcement officers face danger. We can only rest easy because they never rest. And we can only dwell in peace because they stand between us and the danger.

While the FBI carries out investigative work, the responsibility for supervising, directing and ultimately determining the resolution of investigations is solely the province of the Justice Department's prosecutors.

I have long believed that the first duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens.

Cases like Power Traders Press are just as important as cases like Mobile TeleSystems. In my view, our best cases are those that yield tangible results for everyday people.

Over time, I think, and with further appointments to the Supreme Court, I think that the Roe v. Wade opinion will fall.

The Great Migration changed American history not just for the migrants but for all of us. It made possible American cultural milestones like the Harlem Renaissance, Chicago blues, and Motown, just to name a few.

The U.S. Attorneys who comprise the Attorney General's Advisory Committee play a critical role in carrying out the Department of Justice's important work, including its efforts to reduce violent crime, combat the opioid crisis, protect the most vulnerable, and enforce the rule of law.

Like a physical body, a body politic must have an immune system that resists anti-Semitism and other forums of hatred.

Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.

Every officer can be assured: you have the unequivocal support of the Department of Justice. We have your back, and you have our thanks.

When I first served as Attorney General back in the early 90s, crime was at its highest in American history, with its peak in 1992.

We humans have a powerful instinct to flee from peril. It takes a special kind of courage, a deep sense of duty, and extraordinary character to overcome these impulses and - for the sake of others - to run toward the danger.

I mean, republics have fallen because of Praetorian Guard mentality where government officials get very arrogant, they identify the national interest with their own political preferences and they feel that anyone who has a different opinion, you know, is somehow an enemy of the state.

While encryption protects against cyberattacks, deploying it in warrant-proof form jeopardizes public safety more generally.