Lisa Madigan Quotes

I am running for Attorney General because I believe there is no higher calling than the pursuit of justice.

I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.

All I want to do is be the best attorney general that I can be.

The Attorney General's ultimate client must be the people of the United States

When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.

I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.

For the King, for the people, for the law.

While service in the Department of Justice is itself one of the highest forms of public service, the Department further strides to increase access to justice for all and to strengthen our communities.

The folks in this counrty need somebody that will stand up for them.

As attorney general I see my role as defender both of press freedom and of the fair administration of justice.

Regardless of who you are, I believe that everybody in this country is entitled to justice.

For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking about your state and thinking about your country as well.

If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label.

Any attorney general who is not an activist is not doing his or her job.

I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me.

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.

Albania under law is the motto that leads our vision.

Indigent defense ... has no constituency. The only reason to give adequate funding ... is because it's the right thing to do. In this political climate, that means nothing.

What is going to rule our great commonwealth, the mob or the law?

Justice in this country is an insurance policy. It’s not something that we’re supposed to get sometimes.

Though the Attorney General of the United States carries many responsibilities and undertakes many tasks, there can be none more important than the pursuit of civil rights on behalf of all the people of this country.

I've always wanted to be an advocate.

We need an attorney general for the people, not a presidential protector and puppet of the administration.