Quotes by Philip Russell

“Funds were donated by staff throughout the district, with the core amount coming from the maintenance department.”

“Even when Lincoln hanged draft dodgers, he made public his deviation from the law and imposed martial law. There is no analogy and no precedent for clandestine surveillance of domestic telecommunications without a court order.”

“I dont know whether that perception will be changed by a misdemeanor prosecution for conduct after he resigned from office.”

“We had been negotiating and cooperating since the investigation began at the end of June.”

“He was going to plead guilty. This was a white collar case and typically in white collar cases, we dont see these type of tragic results.”

“He wasnt going to burn anybody. It wasnt that kind of case. He was a lone shooter, with no second shooter.”

“Its the most ridiculous thing that only an idiot could believe. He didnt have a death wish. He had every reason to live, he had children and his criminal case was being managed.”

“He had a lot to live for and, in the short term, he had problems, but he was not despairing.”

“The enormity of the loss that this family has sustained and the reversal of their destiny over the past three years is incomprehensible and heartbreaking.”

“Were assembling documents. These are construction projects, and obviously theres a great difference of opinion as to what occurred on these contracts.”