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.

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs.

Frankly, the president, during the first opportunity I had to be in a Cabinet meeting, before we started the meeting, he said, Folks, before we begin this meeting, I'm going to call on General Ashcroft and ask him invite the wisdom and presence of God in what we do. And I thought to myself how ashamed I'd been that so many times in my life I had entered upon great important tasks and I had cheated myself and those that I had served of a blessing.

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

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

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

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 counterterrorism purposes.