John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) United States Attorney General
Sourced
- "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."
- Source: Ashcroft's resignation letter to the President, dated November 2, 2004.
(On criticism of the USA PATRIOT Act )
- "To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists, for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve. They give ammunition to America's enemies, and pause to America's friends. They encourage people of good will to remain silent in the face of evil."
- Source: Testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, December 6, 2001
Attributed
- "The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'."
- "The last time I looked at September 11th, an American street was a war zone. There was a street in Virginia that was a war zone." (2003)
- Notes: This statement (as cited in a Washington Times article) transpired during a dicussion with the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in June 2003.
- "Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sends his son to die for you."
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