An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs. John Ashcroft agentbombfbi Change image and share on social
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 cherishdearfreedom Change image and share on social
We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed. John Ashcroft americanchangedemocracy Change image and share on social
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. John Ashcroft attackboxconstitution Change image and share on social
I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court. John Ashcroft anymorecourtfull Change image and share on social
The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need in terms of terrorism is prevention. John Ashcroft americaculturefbi Change image and share on social
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. John Ashcroft crimemakeoperate Change image and share on social
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 commissioncrimeextinguish Change image and share on social
Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of the constitution. John Ashcroft authorizeconflictconstitution Change image and share on social
Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate. John Ashcroft ownershipreasonableregulation Change image and share on social