"I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources."
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"Hostility and hatred are no match for justice; they offer no pathway to peace."
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"What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice."
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"I think that we are in a position to continue to make progress, but it's gonna require us to both recognize what the problems are, also recognize the progress we've made. Last point I'd make on this, since we're on criminal justice: During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s."
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"Justice seldom happens by accident."
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"The appointment of a special counsel, I think, helps assure people and the Justice Department that they are going to go do their jobs independently and thoroughly, which is what we called for all along."
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"It's important to remember, when we're out there aggressively working for reform, that, even if our particular issue doesn't get resolved, we are adding peace to the world. We have to do our best and at the same time give up all hope of fruition."
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"Thou art Justice ne'er for gold May thy righteous laws be sold As laws are in England thou Shield'st alike the high and low."
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"This, and no other, is justice: to consider, under all the circumstances and consequences of a particular case, how the greatest quantity and purest quality of happiness will ensue from any action ... there is no other justice."
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"Nor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for a small and trifling price."
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"Justice makes the life of such as are in prosperity, power and authority the life of a god, and injustice turns it to that of a beast."
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"The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone."
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"There is no debt with so much prejudice put off as that of justice."
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"Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive to the least powerful in our society."
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"Our lives are so dominated by financial concerns - paying the rent - and consumer choices - what sort of detergent to buy at Costco - that larger issues get subsumed into economic ones. Not just social justice, but basic issues of faith and meaning."
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"The Commission agrees that the federal government should help alleviate these costs. The best way to do so is to reduce illegal immigration.... We recommend immediate reimbursement of criminal justice costs, because these conditions can now be met, but we urge further study of the costs of health care and education before impact aid is provided."
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"We will make converts day by day; we will grow strong by the violence and injustice of our adversaries. And, unless truth be a mockery and justice a hollow lie, we will be in the majority after a while."
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"The severest justice may not always be the best policy"
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"The matter of fees is important, far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved. Properly attended to, fuller justice is done to both lawyer and client."
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"Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above my chamber door,- Perched, and sat, and nothing more."
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