Josh Hawley Quotes

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

The job of the Attorney General is very specific. My roll, as the legal adviser, is to defend the constitutionality of the laws as they're passed.

As attorney general, I've had some connection with just about every important public issue in the last eight years in Kentucky. All of the important public issues of the day have, at some point.

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

The Attorney General is the state's chief consumer advocate, fighting to protect the financial security of all Illinoisans.

As attorney general, I have a duty to defend the laws and constitution of the State of Missouri.

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

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

Whatever a person's politics, lawyers have to understand that we are, for most people, the gateway for them to have access to the third branch of government.

In 1998, I founded the American Center for Law and Justice, probably the premier public interest law firm in America defending the rights of believers.

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.

There has been a great deal of talk about the preservation of the people’s rights, but the Army constitutes not the least important part of the people.

Whenever you see me at court, understand that I will aid you without fee or reward ... the written Constitution is my client and the preservation of its protection is the only fee I asked.

Before I became Attorney General, I won’t say that I stayed up at night worrying about civil rights

Being attorney general has truly allowed me to be a voice for justice for the people of Illinois and oftentimes the country - and I love it.

The federal government should not be able to hide behind sovereign immunity when the facts don't meet the protections.

'Sue and settle' involves the creation of environmental rules and regulations through lawsuits filed by environmental groups against the EPA, not through Congress or proper rule-making.

The Attorney General of the United States is, of course, not the president's lawyer. The AG is supposed to be the attorney for the United States, protecting the rule of law.

As attorney general of Missouri, I am my state's chief law enforcement officer. I swore an oath to uphold the rule of law, and that means fighting violence and oppression wherever it exists, especially violence against the poor and vulnerable.

To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights.

In our administration, we're going to follow the law, and any policy that we move forward will fall well within the law and the Arizona Constitution.

A court's assessment of an agency's compliance with statutory limits does not depend on whether the agency's policy is good or whether the agency's intentions are laudatory.

I will be the defense attorney for all Italians.

The U.S. Attorneys who comprise the Attorney General's Advisory Committee play a critical role in carrying out the Department of Justice's important work, including its efforts to reduce violent crime, combat the opioid crisis, protect the most vulnerable, and enforce the rule of law.

When the law says you're entitled to an attorney, it doesn't mean you're entitled to an attorney who sleeps or an attorney who doesn't do his job.