James L. Buckley Quotes

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust.

The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered a deadly blow. Blackmail has become respectable.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

We’re not here to secure convictions; we are here to secure justice.

No individual, no organization, no government is above the law.

Justice is the handmaiden of truth, and when truth dies, justice is buried with it.

I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished.

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

Look, if America - if being an American means anything, it means not having to lie under oath, not even for the president.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

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.

There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties.

There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.

The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.

In the Mexico we want, there is no room for corruption, for cover-ups, and least of all for impunity.

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

People are, well, only human. We know that. The rule of law is borne out in identifying, condemning, and punishing those who violate the standards on which we all agree. This is exactly what we do in America.

I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.

Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.