American - Public | July 21, 1938 - November 7, 2016
U.S. attorneys have taught me a lot over the years, and in the Southern district of Florida, they have been to me partners.
Janet Reno
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I want there to be a real partnership between the Department of Justice in Washington and U.S. attorneys.
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The law is very special to me.
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Lawyers are very important people to me.
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I'm a scuba diver but not certified.
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I love lawyers. And I like to talk to lawyers, and I like to engage in a spirited discussion with lawyers.
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I collected child support in Dade County, and they wrote a rap song about me, so the kids knew about it, and they started asking me questions about child support. What happens if she wastes the money? What happens if he doesn't pay? And I answered the questions.
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We've got to understand that the ages of zero to three are the most formative years of a person's life, the time they learn the concept of reward and punishment and develop a conscience, and that 50 percent of all learned human response is learned in the first year of life.
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We've got to look to our educational programs and focus on doing what we can to stem violence in the schools.
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Schools can do extraordinary things given the chance; teachers can do remarkable things if we eliminate the paperwork that sometimes binds them and give them a chance to really teach in our schools.
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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.
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I know from personal experience what it's like to be discriminated against. I remember people telling me, 'Ladies don't become lawyers,' and now I look at America and know what can be done.
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