John Ashcroft

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of the constitution.

All of us want to have meaning in our lives and want to feel like we're doing something that makes a difference. I believe we're doing that in the Justice Department.

It's a different world.

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.

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists.

The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of the public for counter-terrorism purposes.

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.

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.

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

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