The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect guide the way we gather information in… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
Agents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have been restraints that a reformed FBI needs… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and the threat of punishment far less valuable… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I decided this early on at Justice: if the traditional way was the most effective way of doing something, then we'd maintain… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I feel the best way to ensure Americans' freedom is to tighten restrictions on that freedom in any way possible. Only through… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
How sad, that the group with the most access to the truth chose in several strategic instances to look the other way. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
By tearing down the wall between law enforcement and the intelligence community, we have been able to share information in a way… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because bank robberies have been a priority — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
Our priorities should be: recognizing the voice of God and responding to the voice of God. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
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… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
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… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
We've got a major problem in our culture, as it relates to the Internet and pornography and child pornography. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
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… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I feel the best way to ensure Americans' freedom is to tighten restrictions on that freedom in any way possible. Only through wiretaps, illegal… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
Frankly, the president, during the first opportunity I had to be in a Cabinet meeting, before we started the meeting, he said, Folks, before… — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
