The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

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

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing 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

[Ashcroft vowed to] spare no effort to preserve the rights of all our citizens to pledge allegiance to the American flag.

For the first time in a long time, our leaders in Washington understand what Americans of all religious backgrounds have long held to be true: through faith, all things are possible.

I feel the best way to ensure Americans' freedom is to tighten restrictions on that freedom in any way possible. Only through wiretaps, illegal searches and seizures, unfettered government intrusion, a controlled media and a complete crackdown on free speech can we ensure the liberties of all people.