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title: "2 Civics Quotes By John Ashcroft"
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> [Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/unique-among-the-nations-america-recognized-the-source-of-our/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

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> [If America is to be great in the future, it will be if we understand that our source is not civic and temporal, but our source is godly and eternal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/if-america-is-to-be-great-in-the-future-it-will-be-if-we-understand/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

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## Other authors on Civics

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-giroux-41521.jpg) Henry Giroux 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civics/henry-giroux/)

## More by John Ashcroft

> [An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/an-fbi-agent-ought-to-be-able-to-surf-the-net-and-look-for-sites-that/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because bank robberies have been a priority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/the-fbi-has-long-been-a-part-of-the-security-for-the-nation-s-banks/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [Our priorities should be: recognizing the voice of God and responding to the voice of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/our-priorities-should-be-recognizing-the-voice-of-god-and-responding/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/people-who-commit-crimes-should-be-responsible-for-those-crimes-it/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [I decided this early on at Justice: if the traditional way was the most effective way of doing something, then we'd maintain it. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/i-decided-this-early-on-at-justice-if-the-traditional-way-was-the/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [We must not descend to the level of those who perpetrated Tuesday's violence by targeting individuals based on their race, their religion, or their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/we-must-not-descend-to-the-level-of-those-who-perpetrated-tuesday-s/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [We've got a major problem in our culture, as it relates to the Internet and pornography and child pornography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/we-ve-got-a-major-problem-in-our-culture-as-it-relates-to-the/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/the-fbi-is-a-massive-culture-it-s-been-a-culture-that-served-america/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [Any citizen who's offended ... can leave the service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/any-citizen-who-s-offended-can-leave-the-service/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [I feel the best way to ensure Americans' freedom is to tighten restrictions on that freedom in any way possible. Only through wiretaps, illegal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/i-feel-the-best-way-to-ensure-americans-freedom-is-to-tighten/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [Frankly, the president, during the first opportunity I had to be in a Cabinet meeting, before we started the meeting, he said, Folks, before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/frankly-the-president-during-the-first-opportunity-i-had-to-be-in-a/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/nothing-remains-great-without-a-capacity-to-change-and-to-accommodate/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/unique-among-the-nations-america-recognized-the-source-of-our/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [What did John Ashcroft say about moderates, he said, quote, there are two things you find in the middle of the road, a moderate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/what-did-john-ashcroft-say-about-moderates-he-said-quote-there-are/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

> [We must embrace the power of faith, but we must never confuse politics and piety. For me, may I say that it is against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/we-must-embrace-the-power-of-faith-but-we-must-never-confuse-politics/)

[John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/)

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