It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the Civil Rights Act and help make its promise a reality.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
I ran for attorney general to be attorney general.
I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.
I was an attorney general. That was - that matters to me, and if you won't obey your own rules, there's no reason to think you'll obey any others.
I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one.
My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.
In the balance of my professional life, I've had the privilege of the working as a practicing lawyer and teacher.
I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.
I was privileged to serve as a judge.
I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.