William H. Pryor Quotes

And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are.

I'd never compromise my position as a journalist by having a friendly relationship with a politician.

No man must be Judge who propounds unto himself any hope of profit, or glory, from the victory of either party.

It was my idea to keep the [Justice] Department purely a law office and not have it engage in the administration of legislation. This was based on my view that the best quality in a lawyer’s advice is disinterestedness.

Look, Bill Barr can choose to be a lying partisan hack. It just means he needs to go work for the Trump campaign but he can't be attorney general. That's a position that requires independence, integrity, an oath to the constitution.

No one should be judge in his own case.

At a time when our moral standing in the world has been weakened by a rubber stamp Justice Department that placed the Bush Administration above the law, we now need someone who is objective and independent. And, make no mistake, Eric Holder is independent.

I know that I and my office acted with the highest integrity as an independent inspector general should act.

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

I would draw a really big distinction between competition, or potential competition, and a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest implies wrongdoing, whereas competition is really healthy.

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office.

If you’re going to give objective advice, you’ve got to take the self interest out of the equation.

[Discussing the confirmation process:] A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints, for that would show not only disregard for the specifics of the particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process.

In some cases, Justice Department leaders can supervise investigations despite having personal knowledge about the entities involved.

In my capacity as a board member of the OfS, I hope to be impartial, objective, and fair.

Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers.

If you're in government, that's one of the one things you have to do is to always avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

William Barr has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate four times, has served two U.S. presidents, and has proven himself to be a consummate professional who deeply respects the great responsibilities and boundaries of the office of the attorney general.

No man can be judge to his own cause.

In a profession, members are only partly guided by service to the public.

I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don't want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.

I don't believe reporters are supposed to be the story. That's how I was trained.

National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They're not there to be partisans, they're not there to be ideologues.

Where you stand should not depend on where you sit.