As a practising lawyer, I was mediocre, but I worked hard as a law officer of the state government and on the private side. After becoming a judge, I maintained a low profile in other activities and concentrated only on judicial work.

As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold.

There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, must have respect for the others and not encroach into each other's domain.

The state was made for man, not man for state.

It's a great day for Indiana. The hard work at all levels of federal, state and local government has paid off.

State universities in Illinois are a microcosm of our state government - broken with work rules and administrative bureaucracy.