Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of the constitution. John Ashcroft More Quotes by John Ashcroft More Quotes From John Ashcroft There is a concern that the Internet could be used to commit crimes and that advanced encryption could disguise such activity. However, we do not provide the government with phone jacks outside our homes for unlimited wiretaps. Why, then, should we grant government the Orwellian capability to listen at will and in real time to our communications across the Web? John Ashcroft communicationrealhome Frankly, the president, during the first opportunity I had to be in a Cabinet meeting, before we started the meeting, he said, Folks, before we begin this meeting, I'm going to call on General Ashcroft and ask him invite the wisdom and presence of God in what we do. And I thought to myself how ashamed I'd been that so many times in my life I had entered upon great important tasks and I had cheated myself and those that I had served of a blessing. John Ashcroft scaryblessingopportunity The goal of terror is not traditional territorial enlargement; rather the war target of the terrorist is the dismemberment of the will of the community it terrorizes. John Ashcroft communitygoalwar Leaders select noble objectives and pursue them with such intensity that others join them. ... The greatest of all leaders from this perspective was Jesus Christ. ....May your choices be so powerful and magnetic that you'll draw people toward life (Duet. 30:19, ...therefore choose life.-) rather than death, blessing rather than cursing. John Ashcroft powerfulblessingjesus Only God, no other kings! John Ashcroft libertykings What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the world John Ashcroft unthinkableseptember-11world The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect guide the way we gather information in the United States John Ashcroft usaunited-statesliberty This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers. John Ashcroft understandingviewsfather What did John Ashcroft say about moderates, he said, quote, there are two things you find in the middle of the road, a moderate and a dead skunk and I don't want to be either. John Ashcroft middlewanttwo The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved. John Ashcroft terrorcrimesafety People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists. John Ashcroft atheismatheistpeople If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating like never before. John Ashcroft cooperationmotherfather I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court. John Ashcroft courthalfplay 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. John Ashcroft waitinghelpingideas The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because bank robberies have been a priority John Ashcroft fbiprioritieslong I think all we should legislate is morality. John Ashcroft moralityshouldthinking The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information. John Ashcroft usa-patriot-actbasesinformation We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed John Ashcroft changeddemocracyway We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort John Ashcroft terrorismeffortneeds Sometimes the act of walking in the face of the elements helps us come to grips with reality. Or it simply exhausts us to the point of seeing the futility of resisting reality and the futility of denial. John Ashcroft elementsfacesreality
