I have a fascination for extra-judicial societies and underground cultures, and in situations where justice can only be found outside the law, and how these societies have evolved over the centuries.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.
I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.
In societies that profess some respect for law, suspects are apprehended and brought to fair trial. I stress 'suspects.'
I've always been tremendously interested in criminal law. It goes to a deep interest I have in prisons and the criminal element, and what we do as a society with it. I've always been touched by the idea of criminality.
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
The reason I like the criminal justice system is there aren't Republican or Democrat victims or police officers or prosecutors. It's about respect for the rule of law!
The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.
When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.
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