An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs.

Quote by John Ashcroft

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We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism...

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism...

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect...

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect...

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the...

What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the...

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Gents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have...

Gents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have...

We've got a major problem in our culture, as it relates to the Internet and...

We've got a major problem in our culture, as it relates to the Internet and...

It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if...

It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if...

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're...

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're...

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a...

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a...

The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds...

The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

It's a different world.

It's a different world.

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because...

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...