“We confront individuals, here at home and abroad, who seek to steal life. They seek to inflict great harm, and no one is immune. No race, no religion, no ethnicity, no way of life. And so we must do everything… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“A problem we face today is that nobody speaks for those who have not been victimized by crime in recent years because those “victims” don’t exist. There are tens of thousands of people who were not murdered or raped or robbed or intimidated because crime dropped in our country. The victims don’t exist, so they can’t form a constituency, they… — Historica Press Copy Share
“We must work together to strengthen our response to a terrorist attack, a tragic accident, or a natural disaster.” — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“What makes the bravery of the men and women of the FBI so special is that they know exactly what they're in for. They spend weeks and weeks in an academy learning just how hard and dangerous this work is. Then they raise their right hands and take an oath, and do that work anyway. They have seen the Wall… — Historica Press Copy Share
“First, fidelity. The dictionary defines fidelity as a strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty. To my mind, that word on our shield reminds us that the FBI must abide two obligations at the same time. First, the FBI must be independent of all political forces or interests in this country. In a real sense, it must… — Historica Press Copy Share
“Together, we must plan. We must build and bind our communities and our country. And we must commit ourselves to the glories of love… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“I think it’s time to ask: Where are we, as a society? Are we no longer a country governed by the rule of law,… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“The Fourth Amendment is one of the most important parts of this entire democracy because the government may not search and seize the people’s papers and effects without a warrant. But now we’re drifting to a place that, even with a warrant, there will be papers and effects, even with court authority, that are beyond the reach of the law.… — Historica Press Copy Share
“These are not just complex criminal issues; they are complex social issues, as old as our country. We need better information to make better… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“There will come a day—and it comes every day in this business—where it will matter a great deal to innocent people that we in… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“Although the research may be unsettling, it is what we do next that matters most.” — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“The best parents, the best teachers, the best coaches, the best bosses feel best when their people become better than them.” — Historica Press Copy Share Image
