There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

Quote by John Ashcroft

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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 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...

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...

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'.

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating...

If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating...

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 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...

It's a different world.

It's a different world.