John Ashcroft Attorney Quotations

Mr. Walker is an adult who made very serious decisions against the United States ... , ... No other individual has a right to impose an attorney on him or to choose an attorney for him.

More eloquently than any attorney general before or since, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of making justice -- quote -- 'a reality for all God's children,'

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.

Well, I think the record is clear on it, ... I said that I didn't believe it was the agenda of the administration to unsettle what was settled law, and that, as the attorney general, I would be pursuing the agenda of the administration.

But Justice decided this was a big deal and that the first word should come from the attorney general,