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I come from a family that has a long history in the legal community of New York and New York state.

I'm a very law-abiding citizen, and I've never consciously broken any law. I get nervous just jaywalking in Los Angeles!

As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold.

I am the epitome of a citizen legislator.

So, you know, I always say that I'm a Mexican, but if I had to be a citizen of anywhere else, I'd be a citizen of Manhattan. I feel very much a New Yorker.

I am no longer a criminal. I gave up that practice years ago.

I'm supposed to enforce the laws of the land.

I'm a lawmaker, but I really don't like laws.

I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.

I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.