Alberto Gonzales famous quotes

06-24-2025

I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Mistake #Perfect #Firsts
I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Dream #Father #Worst
(Asked by John King about the political climate that existed in Washington at the time, and criticism of the Department of Justice under his management) Listen I don't expect an apology from men like Chuck Schumer, and I would put him and other individuals who were attacking me at the top of the list contributing to the low, low public perception of Congress, the integrity of Congress quite frankly.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Kings #Integrity #Apology
There is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution. There's a prohibition against taking it away.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Constitution #Prohibition #Grants
America is my home I believe in her promise and I will do what I can to secure that promise for future generations of our children. America is great not because of our military might or our economic strength but because of the greatness of Americans, and I welcome the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder, side by side with all of you to preserve our heritage rich in "liberty and justice for all.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Children #Military #Believe
Access to information and freedom of access to it may seem like a fundamental right but there are many people who think, rightly or wrongly, it is for your own good that it is hidden.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Thinking #People #Fundamentals
We're talking about the lawyers for the United States of America. And I think it's very, very important that the lawyers be comfortable being very candid and open about their views on very sensitive issues affecting the United States.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Thinking #America #Issues
Well, there is an attorney-client privilege here that needs to be respected, and it's a privilege that has been found to be worthy of protection by our courts.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Needs #Clients #Privilege
There are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Government #Example #Documentation
Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in London and in Egypt. We're very concerned about it. We are providing our expertise to aid in the investigation in London.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Prayer #Heart #Egypt
We respect the role of the Senate. We respect the authority of the Senate to look at the qualifications of Judge Roberts, and at the end of the day I'm optimistic that if given a fair hearing and a fair opportunity, that he will be confirmed.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Optimistic #Opportunity #Judging
Well, first of all, let me say that - let me remind your viewers that I am recused from this investigation, and what I said this weekend is not anything new.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Weekend #Firsts #Investigation
In my judgement, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Judgement #Enemy #Politics
In this job, you're going to make decisions. You'll say things that some people are going to love them, some people are going to hate them. It's just part of the job.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Jobs #Hate #People
I want to be clear. No company is too big to be prosecuted. We have zero tolerance for corporate fraud, but we also recognize the importance of avoiding collateral consequences whenever possible.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Zero #Tolerance #Want
I respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Thinking #Government #Media
I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#War #Casualties #Terror
But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Determination #People #May
We want to determine whether he understands the inherent limits that make an unelected Judiciary inferior to Congress or the President in making policy judgments. That, for example, a judge will never be in the best position to know what is in the national security interests of our country.
-- Alberto Gonzales

#Country #Judging #President

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