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> [I acknowledge the right of the authorities and the press to satisfy themselves as to whether I am the anthrax mailer. This does not, however, give them the right to smear me and gratuitously make a wasteland of my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/i-acknowledge-the-right-of-the-authorities-and-the-press-to-satisfy/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

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## Other authors on Authorities

## More by Steven Hatfill

> [The next day I was put on paid leave from my new job at Louisiana State University. This is very painful to me, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/the-next-day-i-was-put-on-paid-leave-from-my-new-job-at-louisiana/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [Whether we're at war or have been attacked, the foundation of society is that you hold to the laws in place. I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/whether-we-re-at-war-or-have-been-attacked-the-foundation-of-society/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [I acknowledge the right of the authorities and the press to satisfy themselves as to whether I am the anthrax mailer. This does not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/i-acknowledge-the-right-of-the-authorities-and-the-press-to-satisfy/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/all-americans-value-the-freedom-of-speech-and-the-freedom-of-the/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [I especially object to having my character assassinated by reference to events from my past which bear absolutely no relationship to the question of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/i-especially-object-to-having-my-character-assassinated-by-reference/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [Later, I went down to the Washington field office and an onsite polygraph was administered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/later-i-went-down-to-the-washington-field-office-and-an-onsite/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [After reviewing the polygraph charts in private, the polygraph examiner told me that I had passed and that he believed I had nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/after-reviewing-the-polygraph-charts-in-private-the-polygraph/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [Later, I went down to the Washington field office and an onsite polygraph was administered. After reviewing the polygraph charts in private, the polygraph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/later-i-went-down-to-the-washington-field-office-and-an-onsite-2/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [And indeed, last week, the FBI executed a search warrant on my residence. This happened one day after my attorneys had left a message…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/and-indeed-last-week-the-fbi-executed-a-search-warrant-on-my/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [Every human being has to feel a part of a tribe. It's programmed into us. And you have to feel that you're contributing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/every-human-being-has-to-feel-a-part-of-a-tribe-it-s-programmed-into/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [I'm a medical doctor and a biomedical scientist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/i-m-a-medical-doctor-and-a-biomedical-scientist/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/all-americans-value-the-freedom-of-speech-and-the-freedom-of-the-2/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [In fact, I had previously helped train one of the FBI agents who searched my apartment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/in-fact-i-had-previously-helped-train-one-of-the-fbi-agents-who/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [After eight months of one of the most intensive public and private investigations in American history, no one - no one - has come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/after-eight-months-of-one-of-the-most-intensive-public-and-private/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

> [In due course, following an additional debriefing, the FBI confirmed to me and to my former counsel, Tom Carter, that I was not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-hatfill/in-due-course-following-an-additional-debriefing-the-fbi-confirmed-to/)

[Steven Hatfill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-hatfill/)

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