Janet Reno Quotes (209 Quotes)

If we got into a situation where if American children ended up abroad, and American parents wanted them returned, and a foreign country made them a citizen so they did not return, I don't think people in the United States would be very happy about it,

I want to make sure we do everything we can to support the Yemeni police and that we have the people on the scene that are necessary to support all investigative efforts,

should send a message to would-be computer hackers all over the world that the United Sates will treat computer intrusions as serious crimes.

This is important, ... because too often a criminal will flee a country and return to his or her homeland, hoping to escape justice if extradition is not possible. Now, that will change.

We believe that today's actions have disrupted this consortium, ... It is as if we have removed the CEOs of several major corporations who had joined together in a major conspiracy.

Congress has an oversight function, and I have the responsibility to pursue an investigation the right way, which is certainly not to disclose the details of how I'm going to conduct an investigation, ... We will be working with Chairman Burton to see how we both fulfill those functions.

The world has seen the people of Jonesboro stand together in strong, quiet dignity as you have mourned, ... You have, by your example, given us great strength and courage.

I'll tell you why the independent counsel decision was made.

I offered to permit additional members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee to review these documents, in order to satisfy the committee's subpoena, ... I again offered to testify, to meet with members of the committee and to answer oversight questions.

will review that motion and respond appropriately in court.

FBI and ATF agents have been in Littleton providing assistance. We have teams of victims' counselors standing by. We have let the community know that the Departments of Justice and Education will provide whatever resources they may need.

The law has provided a process, and this little boy now knows that he can remain with his father. All involved have had an opportunity to make their case -- all the way to the highest court in the land. I hope that everyone will accept the Supreme Court's decision and join me in wishing this family, and this special little boy, well,

all the information that you receive to determine whether there is sufficiently specific and credible information that a crime may have been committed by a covered person or someone for whom it would be conflict of interest for the Department of Justice to investigate.

I look forward to working with him to figuring out how we assure the people of Florida just, fair, timely and accurate elections, ... The present governor of Florida has had two shots at it now, and he's not met either opportunity.

Visa, MasterCard and their member banks have agreed not to issue cards on smaller, competing credit-card networks such as Discover and American Express. These exclusionary rules deny consumers the ability to choose among a variety of credit-card products.

No matter what the data show, the perception of too many Americans is that police officers can't be trusted, ... The issue is national in scope and reaches people all across this country.

Dr. Lee is not a hero, he is not an absent-minded professor, he is a felon,

It has been four months since Elian was separated from his father and lost his mother, ... It is time for this little boy -- who has been through so very much -- to move on with life at his father's side.

What you see in a lot of these political situations is people talking about issues that they haven't really had a chance to grapple with themselves.

But it is not our place to punish a father for his political beliefs or where he wants to raise his child. Indeed, if we were to start judging parents on the basis of their political beliefs, we would change the concept of family for the rest of time,

The U.S. government alleges that for the past 45 years, the companies that manufacture and sell tobacco have waged an intentional and coordinated campaign of deceit,

I wanted to do everything I could to be a team player in the Cabinet, and I think on so many different issues we were able to do that.

homicide is at its lowest point in 33 years.

Brokers may have gotten away with these crimes with little punishment before. Those days are over. If you prey on unsuspecting Americans, you're going to answer for your crimes,

I don't think I had the authority to go the other way.

My position is that we review and review and review to try to see if there's anything we would do differently, try to learn from it. What I want to try to do is make sure that things are as open as possible.

they've spent a small fortune . . . going after a lot of business and white-collar crime. I'm more interested in drug trafficking, organized crime, going after that type of hard-core criminal activity and getting a better balance.

They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

One will never know what the right answer was, because one doesn't know what Koresh would have done two weeks later without any provocation.

The Justice Department's antitrust division found persuasive and systematic evidence of the harm done to competition in the credit-card market, ... For millions of people, competition in the credit-card industry is vital.

It also has incredible opportunities to put stuff on there that can be damaging, harmful and hurtful, especially to children,

I have been surrounded by some of the smartest, brightest, most caring lawyers, by agents who are willing to risk their lives for others, by support staff that are willing to work as hard as they can.

I don't know what the resolution will be, ... We're trying to review all of the issues, obvious among them is the security and the safety of the president of the United States.

We tried our best for the longest time to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the matter, and at each step, we were thwarted by those that said, No, we will not turn the boy over to his father.

children with diabetes shouldn't be left on the sidelines.

I would simply say that we are taking the attacks very seriously and that we will simply do everything in our power to identify those responsible and bring them to justice,

If the truth shows what I believe to be the case -- that we tried to set up something that would bring the people out and give them a chance to come out in a safe and orderly way -- and that it was their determination and their judgment and their actions

We're not here to generate controversy. We're here to do what's right and to make sure that the voice of the American people that has spoken is heard fairly,

We are never going to get a serious grip on gun violence in this country until we adopt comprehensive measures to keep guns away from those who should not have them,

making all necessary documents and personnel available to the committee.

We are dedicated in this instance to finding the truth, and we are not going to stop until we do

I simply have to draw the line and stand up for what I believe to be a very important principle Prosecutions in America must be free of political influence. To ask for a document I am reviewing, while I have still not made a decision, is a form of political tampering that no prosecutor in America can accept.

We expect the laws to be enforced, ... If people flimflam us, they should expect the consequences.

In a written statement Reno praised the judge's decision. From the outset we have attempted to work with Congress in every way possible, consistent with the law, ... Our efforts sought to appropriately balance the Committee's constitutional responsibilities with the needs of law enforcement. We feel that today's court order, granting our motion, has achieved a just balance.

I care so much about this state. I sat on Marco Island before it was developed watching the sun go down.

While the Internet and other information technologies are bringing enormous benefits to society, they also provide new opportunities for criminal behavior, ... The Internet changes everything -- and it's changing law enforcement in dramatic ways.

America was not made the industrial giant of the world by the robber barons alone, ... It was made the industrial giant of the world by competition, by encouraging new developments, by encouraging young entrepreneurs to break into the market. It's the best system I've seen so far.

There are days where I thought if I could have just spent a little bit more time on a certain issue I might have handled it differently.

At this moment I do not have a personal relationship with a computer.

Although the investigations are still under way, these shootings appear to have been motivated by hate, ... Hate crimes represent an attack not just on individual victims, but also on the victims' communities. They tear at the very fabric of a people's life.