John Ashcroft Security Quotations

should be looking for ways to improve the safety and security of American liberty.

I look upon the position of attorney general with an awesome sense of responsibility, ... If I am confirmed, on my shoulders will rest the responsibility of upholding American justice ... protection of the weak, freedom for the restrained, liberty to the oppressed, and security to every citizen.

We are committed to ending the INS as we know it, ... Our nation's security depends on welcoming needed workers. Our nation's prosperity depends on welcoming needed workers. It is time to separate fully our service to legal immigrants who help build America ... from our enforcement against illegal aliens who violate the laws of America.

We need to find ways to share as much information with individuals as is possible to make every American, whether they are in an industry or business or in law enforcement or in their families, capable of enhancing their security by being aware and alert,

Some people fail to understand that security is designed to secure something, and what we are securing are the rights of individuals, ... Larry King Live.

So, rather than security being something that challenges rights and that diminishes rights, security makes those rights safe and strong.

These heinous acts of violence are an assault on the security of our nation. They are an assault on the security and the freedom of every American citizen, ... We will not tolerate such acts.

These individuals are charged with gaining access to secure areas of our airports by lying on security applications, using false or fictitious Social Security numbers or committing various immigration frauds,