It's very hard to uphold individual liberty when the person you're representing is often a crook.

All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.

America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty.

The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem.

There are those that want "freedom" from individual responsibility. Then there are those that want individual "liberty." I choose the latter. I am a Libertarian

In my experience, most federal prosecutors, at every level, are seeking to make a name for themselves, and the best way to do that is by prosecuting some high-level person. While companies that are indicted almost always settle, individual defendants whose careers are at stake will often go to trial.