The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer.
“That's the way I like it because there's no time to have nerves about it. You just run out and do it.”
“I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state.”