Eric Holder actually said...

"By allowing and perhaps encouraging violent situations to escalate in public, such laws undermine public safety. It is our collective obligation. We must stand our ground."

"I think the Civil Rights Division has been much energized under Eric Holder. They've been much more aggressive in recent years than they were in the Bush administration."

"For a federal hate crime, we have to prove the highest standard in the law, something that was reckless, that was negligent, does not meet that standard. We have to show that there was specific intent..."

"We recognize that the court system operates effectively only when all of its functions are adequately funded and fully operational."