“We, as lawyers, must point out that unrestrained power is almost alway...” — Zephyr Teachout Quote

We, as lawyers, must point out that unrestrained power is almost always abusive.

An intuitive part of the American ethos is a kind of protectiveness of the public's fear. We have to remember how unique that is. As scandal-ridden as we may be, we start with a basic expectation that it's not your job in public service to use it to help your friend.

Collective decisions about health care and education are best answered on a local level.

I see the job of attorney general as the single most important legal office in the country when you can't trust the federal government.

So the job of building structures, building a constitutional structure, is not just to punish those who behave badly but actually to protect people from their own temptations.

I like to bitch and moan about lawyers, but they often have actually good points.

I don't actually feel multi-talented. I just feel that I'm in this business where we give ourselves 100 titles and gold statues. It's like, lawyers aren't like, 'You're incredible! You're a professional arguer in front of the judge! You're great at paperwork!' No, you just get credit for one job.

I know O.J. better than anyone on the legal team. There are so many things I know about his personality. My job is really strategy and liaison between the lawyers and O.J.

Tort reform is important. We need to prevent trial lawyers from killing good jobs.