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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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.
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Richard Reid, like any defendant, is free to plead guilty to criminal charges. The Justice Department has not entered into any plea agreement with Reid.
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Today's terrorists enjoy the benefits of our free society even as they commit themselves to our destruction,
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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.
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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 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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There hasn't been any evidence of abuse, according to the most recent statements I've seen out of the Congress, ... And of course, I don't believe we've had any abuse here.
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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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to assure the American people that they have a right to have confidence in our processes.
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Today marks the culmination of a tremendous conversation that Janet (his wife) and I have had with the American people. It's the end of that conversation but for all the heartland conservatives whose cause was our campaign, the faith endures, the fight continues and the future is bright because the best is yet to come,