It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if it's the idea of the offender to extinguish himself in the commission of the crime.

Quote by John Ashcroft

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The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places...

The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places...

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

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...

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.

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of...

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of...

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...

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of...

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of...

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 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...

The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and...

The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and...

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...

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom...

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom...

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its...

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its...

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things...

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things...

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites...

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites...

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.

It's a different world.

It's a different world.