I will not vote for - and no senator should vote for - anyone who will not render justice impartially.

We need to give them [the Justice Department] as much power as we can without eroding fundamental liberties.

The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.

I am disappointed that the Democratic leader Harry Reid has apparently urged his colleagues to vote no on this nomination. ... I think it may affect votes on the floor to make this a leadership issue.

Every senator needs to stand up and represent their constituents - not big business, not the ACLU, not activist groups, not political interests, but the American interests, the workers' interests.

Whereas the handling of the case against President Nixon clearly strengthened the nation's respect for law, justice and truth, the Clinton impeachment may unfortunately have the opposite result.