He is a person of outstanding ability and strong character who possesses in my view a deep commitment to the law and the principle of equal justice for all,

I like to think that he possesses my better traits, ... But he is very much his own person.

That's not what you want to send up, a person that doesn't have the confidence of the Congress, and so many people who have urged that he not be sent up to do that job.

Harold, of course, is a person who doesn't express himself as clearly as you might like. He's sort of vague from time to time about how he feels about things. There's a shyness to him in private meetings when it comes to telling you exactly what he thinks of you, your idea and your plans.

It takes a strong character for a person to say, 'I can't do it.'

Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances.