Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Janet Wood Renoserved as the Attorney General of the United States, from 1993 to 2001. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11, 1993. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second longest serving Attorney General after William Wirt...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1938
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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We have the authority to take action, ... But responsible authority means not only being able to take action, but knowing when and how to take that action.
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If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.
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I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can.
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The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take.
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I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.
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We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.
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My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence.
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These tanks were like a good rent-a-car.
coward
Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.
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It doesn't matter to criminals if the event is called a gun show or a flea market -- if they can buy guns.
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I always wait until a jury has spoken before I anticipate what they will do.
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If America's tv and movie producers are unwilling to clean up their act... when it comes to sex, bloodshed and violence in their programming... the government stands ready to step in.
america violence united-states
America has become numb to violence because it just drowns in it, day in and day out.
indulge-in government vengeance
Vengeance is a personal reaction. But not one that government can indulge in.