Quotes from Eric Holder

I think that what I'm doing is right. And election-year politics, which intensifies everything, is not going to drive me off that course.

I look forward to working with the NRA to come up with ways in which we can use common sense approaches to reduce the level of violence that we see - in our streets, and make the American people as safe as they possibly can be.

One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.

Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people who are engaged in non-violent crimes - any crimes, for that matter - we are looking for sentences that are proportionate to the conduct that you engaged in.

It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official.

I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.