I am a lawyer. I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities, not only of every citizen, but particularly of lawyers, is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly, and it will be a very unhappy day for Anglo-Saxon justice when a man, even a man in public life, is too timid to state what he knows and what he has heard about a defendant in a criminal trial for fear that defendant might be convicted. That would to me be the ultimate timidity.

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.

There are worse things than losing an election; the worst thing is to lose one's convictions and not tell the people the truth.

Can anyone be proved innocent, if it be enough to have accused him?

When citizens testify before grand juries they are required to tell the truth. Without the truth, our criminal justice system cannot serve our nation or its ci…

We brought those cases because we realized that the truth is the engine of our judicial system. We didn't get the straight story, and we had to - had to - act.