"I said in 1986 that NAACP represents one of the greatest forces for reconciliation and racial advancement of any entity in the country, probably number one."
"No, I did not. I do not think. I heard it in rallies and so forth, sometimes I think humorously done."
"I did criticize that. I was a politician, we had a campaign on."
"I would like to see it more skill-based, and I think that would be helpful."
"That is a very insightful or probing question, and it touches on a lot of the important issues that I, as Attorney General, would need to deal with."
"It is not a little matter. It is a matter that has created controversy over the years."
"I do think that if you bring in a larger flow of labor than we have jobs for, it does impact adversely the wage prospects and the job prospects of American citizens."
"a good day for the South."
"At the Department of Justice you are not required to be a judge to be a prosecutor."
"I do."
"The Voting Rights Act passed in 1965 was one of the most important Acts to deal with racial difficulties that we face."