John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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We owe it to the American people to make every effort to get these countries to live up to their obligations, ... We will pursue the full range of appropriate diplomatic measures.
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While some have argued that the Second Amendment guarantees only a 'collective' right of the states to maintain militias, I believe the amendment's plain meaning and original intent prove otherwise.
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We will find the people responsible for these cowardly acts and justice will be done,
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We will expend every effort and devote all the necessary resources to bring the people responsible for these acts -- these crimes -- to justice,
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We will continue to greet our international neighbors with good will, ... Asking some neighbors and visitors to verify their activities while they are here is fully consistent with that outlook.
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We will continue to greet our international neighbors with good will.
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To those who pit Americans against immigrants, citizens against non-citizens, 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,
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Yet, terrorists -- people who were either involved with, associated with, or are seeking to take advantage of the September 11 attacks -- are now poisoning our communities with anthrax.
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This settlement brings effective relief to the marketplace and ensures consumers have more choices in working with their computers, ... A competitive software industry is vital to our economy and effective antitrust enforcement is crucial in a constantly changing high-tech environment.
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We should seize opportunities to speak to the U.N., to tell them where we want to lead the world, ... And I believe failure to do that would be a missed opportunity.
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We believe that this is a very important step forward in the reduction of crime. When you get a 15 percent reduction, that's one out of every seven crimes that would have happened last year doesn't happen this year and that in our mind is a very favorable sign,
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was providing the necessary assistance to help calm and resolve the situation.
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was made possible by the cooperation and help of Swiss authorities.
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The pending hate crime legislation in Congress is under review in the Justice Department at this time, ... We're inclined to prosecute hate crimes like this one.