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 AshcroftIf America is to be great in the future, it will be if we understand that our source is not civic and temporal, but our source is godly and eternal.
John AshcroftWe've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed
John AshcroftThe 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 AshcroftThere is a concern that the Internet could be used to commit crimes and that advanced encryption could disguise such activity. However, we do not provide the government with phone jacks outside our homes for unlimited wiretaps. Why, then, should we grant government the Orwellian capability to listen at will and in real time to our communications across the Web?
John Ashcroft