I liked discussion and debate and thought that these skills fit well with law. I also had an interest in justice - and later learned that sometimes law and justice actually agree! Harold H. Greene agreedebatediscussion Change image and share on social
Competition is good and has served us well. Harold H. Greene competitiongoodserve Change image and share on social
They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do. Harold H. Greene complydecreeeffort Change image and share on social
Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the justice that underlies it, and I think one of the things I've been trying more or less, where it was possible, is to go with the justice rather than the letter of the law. Harold H. Greene clashfrequentlyhave share on social
I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night. Harold H. Greene chambercourtday Change image and share on social
The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there.' Harold H. Greene attorneycallclock share on social
With competition everyone has to try harder. Harold H. Greene competitionhard Change image and share on social
There would be nights when I would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep. So I would go downstairs and write. The staff had a pool going on how many pages of typing I would bring in here in the morning. Harold H. Greene backbringdownstairs share on social
