The charges of the hysterics are revealed for what they are: castles in the air built on misrepresentation, supported by unfounded fear, held aloft by hysteria.

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk

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.

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism

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