John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
priorities prevention terrorism
There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism
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I feel the best way to ensure Americans' freedom is to tighten restrictions on that freedom in any way possible. Only through wiretaps, illegal searches and seizures, unfettered government intrusion, a controlled media and a complete crackdown on free speech can we ensure the liberties of all people.
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We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack
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But, ... I know the difference between enactment and enforcement.
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I am pleased that we are providing, as quickly as possible, a small measure of relief to the families of these heroes,
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I don't want to say that we have made a decision on the request, but we will work with the understanding of the need for the Congress to get its work done as well,
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I don't want to provide a specific time during which he'll be in the United States, but I expect him to be here shortly,
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For the first time, Americans will have under one roof the capacity for government to work together. To identify and assess threats to our homeland, to match these threats to our vulnerabilities, and to ensure our safety and security,
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It's pretty clear that the networks that conduct these kinds of events are harbored and supported, sustained, protected by a variety of foreign governments, ... And it's time for those governments to understand with crystal clarity that the United States of America will not tolerate that kind of support for networks that would inflict that kind of damage on the American people.
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It is our hope that the release of these photographs will prompt others who may have seen the hijackers or been in contact with them to contact the FBI with any information they may have that would be helpful with the investigation,
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It is time to separate fully our service to legal immigrants who help build America ... from our enforcement against illegal aliens who violate the laws of America.
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support a budget that does not come back and honor the agreement which we made with the leadership about substantially increased tax relief for the American people.
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It's important that we have available the most serious penalties in a setting like this, ... I believe that the ultimate sanction ought to be available here.
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It's clear to me that terrorists seize opportunities and they'll strike us any time they feel like they have the capacity of striking us,