"The rule of law, civil liberties and civil rights, these are not our burdens. They are what make us better."

Garrett Graff quotes from a 2008 Robert Mueller speech to the FBI on its 100th anniversary.

Listen to segment from 23:42 to 24:30

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/381444908/582513233/npr_582513233.mp3#t=1422,1470

Source of the quote: FBI archive.

"The rule of law, civil liberties and civil rights, these are not our burdens. They are what make us better."

Garrett Graff on Fresh Air, paraphrasing a Robert Mueller speech to the FBI on its 100th anniversary.

Segment: 23:42 to 24:30

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/381444908/582513233/npr_582513233.mp3#t=1422,1470

From https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air, a heartening take on Mueller's solid character from Garrett Graff, https://twitter.com/vermontgmg.

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/381444908/582513233/npr_582513233.mp3#t=1222,1263