John Ashcroft Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed.”

“It's a different world.”

“Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world.”

“Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.”

“The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because bank robberies have been a priority.”

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

“The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and the threat of punishment far less valuable to those who would prevent the crime.”

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

“Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk.”

“The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them.”