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William Barr
American
Public Servant
Born:
May 23
,
1950
Government
Justice
Law
Nation
Work
You
Our founding fathers recognized that morality was the foundation of a successful republic.
William Barr
Fathers
Our
Recognized
Morality
Republic
Successful
Foundation
Founding
Founding Fathers
Proponents of nationwide injunctions argue that they are necessary to ensure that the law is uniform throughout the country. But the federal judiciary wasn't made to produce instant legal uniformity.
William Barr
Legal
Law
Made
Country
Judiciary
Ensure
Federal
Throughout
Argue
Instant
Nationwide
Uniform
Uniformity
Produce
Necessary
No society can exist without some means for restraining individual rapacity.
William Barr
Society
Some
Restraining
Individual
Without
Exist
Means
As individuals and as a nation we have become dependent on a vast digital infrastructure. That, in turn, has made us vulnerable to cybercriminals and foreign adversaries that target that infrastructure.
William Barr
Digital
Made
Become
Nation
Vast
Individuals
Adversaries
Vulnerable
Foreign
Target
Dependent
Infrastructure
Turn
Us
We are a pluralistic Nation composed of very distinct groups, each bound together by ethnicity, race, or religion - each group proud of its identity and committed to its faith and traditions. Yet despite these differences, we can be bound together into a broader community.
William Barr
Faith
Religion
Together
Nation
Differences
Community
Group
Despite
Distinct
Broader
Composed
Pluralistic
Bound
Identity
Proud
Traditions
Very
Committed
Race
Ethnicity
Groups
Each
As we work to secure our data and communications from hackers, we must recognize that our citizens face a far broader array of threats.
William Barr
Work
Face
Our
Broader
Recognize
Secure
Must
Citizens
Threats
Data
Hackers
Array
Far
Communications
Freedom of religion requires not only freeing religion from undue government regulation and interference. It also requires freeing religion from discrimination and from vile acts of hatred and persecution.
William Barr
Government
Freedom
Religion
Vile
Hatred
Only
Freedom Of Religion
Freeing
Also
Government Regulation
Persecution
Discrimination
Interference
Requires
Regulation
Acts
At any one time, there are approximately 1.2 million fugitives at large in the United States - it is likely that approximately half a million of these are dangerous fugitives.
William Barr
Time
Dangerous
Half
States
Approximately
One Time
Likely
Any
Large
United
United States
Million
Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.
William Barr
History
You
Black
Other
Tell
Telling
Black History
Without
American
Cannot
Story
American History
The Great Migration changed American history not just for the migrants but for all of us. It made possible American cultural milestones like the Harlem Renaissance, Chicago blues, and Motown, just to name a few.
William Barr
Great
History
Made
Few
Changed
Possible
Name
Like
Renaissance
Cultural
Chicago
Motown
American
Just
Blues
American History
Us
Migration
Milestones
Harlem
When a nationwide injunction constrains a significant executive policy, the Justice Department has little choice but to seek emergency relief.
William Barr
Justice
Significant
Relief
Seek
Emergency
Executive
Policy
Department
Nationwide
Justice Department
Little
Choice
Injunction
When I first served as Attorney General back in the early 90s, crime was at its highest in American history, with its peak in 1992.
William Barr
History
Crime
First
Back
General
Highest
Attorney
Attorney General
American
American History
Served
Peak
Early
As we look back over the sweep of American history, it has been the American Presidency that has best fulfilled the vision of the Founders. It has brought to our Republic a dynamism and effectiveness that other democracies have lacked.
William Barr
Best
Democracy
History
Vision
Other
Presidency
Back
Our
Has-Been
Brought
Over
Look
Been
Effectiveness
American
American History
Dynamism
Republic
Fulfilled
Sweep
Founders
The first Black Migration to this country was forced migration. It was the Middle Passage.
William Barr
Black
First
Country
Forced
Passage
Middle
Migration
If you destroy the presidency and make it an errand boy for Congress, we're going to be a much weaker and more divided nation.
William Barr
You
Nation
Congress
Presidency
Destroy
Weaker
More
Divided
Make
Boy
Errand
Going
Much
I feel a special bond with the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
William Barr
Law
I Feel
Memorial
Law Enforcement
Feel
Officers
Enforcement
Special
Bond
The core civil liberty that underpins our American criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person enjoys this presumption long before the commencement of any investigation or official proceeding.
William Barr
Justice
Liberty
Long
Before
Every
Innocence
Criminal
Our
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice System
System
Presumption
Civil
Civil Liberty
Investigation
Commencement
Person
American
Official
Any
Core
Cases like Power Traders Press are just as important as cases like Mobile TeleSystems. In my view, our best cases are those that yield tangible results for everyday people.
William Barr
Best
People
Power
Important
Everyday
Everyday People
Our
Press
Those
Cases
Results
Like
Tangible
Mobile
Yield
Just
View
It is entirely reasonable to want to know how many citizens and non-citizens there are in the United States.
William Barr
States
Citizens
Entirely
Know
How
Want
Reasonable
Many
United
United States
The value of an aware is inextricably linked to the character of the organization presenting it.
William Barr
Character
Organization
Value
Inextricably
Linked
Aware
Presenting
I think of the various forms of anti-Semitism as very much like different kinds of cancer. A healthy body with a strong immune system can have success in preventing cancers from emerging and spreading. But if the immune system weakens cancer can emerge. Some might be localized. But others can rapidly metastasize and become systematic.
William Barr
Success
Strong
Cancer
Become
Healthy
Anti-Semitism
Different Kinds
Think
Others
I Think
System
Systematic
Weakens
Rapidly
Immune
Kinds
Some
Emerge
Emerging
Various
Preventing
Like
Spreading
Very
Cancers
Different
Forms
Might
Much
Body
We know that the American people are only safe because our law enforcement officers face danger. We can only rest easy because they never rest. And we can only dwell in peace because they stand between us and the danger.
William Barr
Peace
People
Law
Rest
Face
Our
Danger
Easy
Law Enforcement
Only
Never
Between
Know
Safe
Because
Officers
American
Dwell
American People
Us
Enforcement
Stand
Like a physical body, a body politic must have an immune system that resists anti-Semitism and other forums of hatred.
William Barr
Hatred
Anti-Semitism
Other
System
Must
Immune
Physical
Physical Body
Like
Politic
Body
Forum
I learned firsthand just how valuable it is to have law enforcement allies around the world.
William Barr
World
Law
Valuable
Law Enforcement
Allies
Learned
Around
Firsthand
How
Just
Enforcement
Slavery was our nation's original sin.
William Barr
Nation
Our
Sin
Original
Original Sin
Slavery
The DOJ has long considered the SEC an indispensable partner in protecting markets and investors, promoting lawful commerce around the world, and deterring misconduct.
William Barr
World
Long
Partner
Considered
Markets
Promoting
Lawful
Misconduct
Indispensable
Investors
Protecting
Around
Commerce
SEC
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