Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world.
John AshcroftWe're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside.... If I had the authority to set it aside, this would be a dangerous government, and I wouldn't respect it.
John AshcroftWe 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 AshcroftThe state's interest in effective crime-fighting should never vitiate the citizens' Bill of Rights.
John Ashcroft