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Eric Holder

Well, I think the American people have to understand that the Mexican government is committed, in a very substantial way, to eradicating the effect of the impact of the cartels on Mexico. We have - what are called vetted units down there. Units that have been vetted by our law enforcement people there, the people with whom we deal - primarily.

— Eric Holder art

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 fear

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

— Eric Holder people

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.

— Eric Holder war

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

— Eric Holder death

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.

— Eric Holder art

Whether it is an attempt to bomb the New York City subway system, an attempt to bring down an airplane over Detroit, an attempt to set off a bomb in Times Square... I think that gives us a sense of the breadth of the challenges that we face, and the kinds of things that our enemy is trying to do.

— Eric Holder challenges

I don't have any intention of resigning.

— Eric Holder

One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.

— Eric Holder crime

There are a whole variety of reasons I want to be attorney general, a whole variety of things that I do as attorney general that go beyond national security.

— Eric Holder reason

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

— Eric Holder people

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

— Eric Holder death

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

— Eric Holder you

Ferguson and St. Louis County are not the first places that we have become engaged to ensure fair and equitable policing, and they will not be the last. The Department of Justice will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the Constitution has meaning for all communities.

— Eric Holder art

I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.

— Eric Holder peace

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 death

Operation Fast and Furious was flawed in concept and flawed in execution. The tactics used in this operation violate Department of Justice policy and should never have been used.

— Eric Holder art

This is going to be a very transparent Justice Department. But I'm not gonna sacrifice the safety of the American people or our ability to protect the American homeland.

— Eric Holder art

While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I've never known a man who loved this country more than my father did.

— Eric Holder love

The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

— Eric Holder

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.

— Eric Holder fear

I'm a hard headed lawyer.

— Eric Holder law

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 people

It's a sad indication of where Washington has come, where policy differences almost necessarily become questions of integrity. I came to Washington in the late '70s, and people had the ability in the past to have intense policy differences but didn't feel the need to question the other person's character.

— Eric Holder people

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

— Eric Holder art

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