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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.

— John Ashcroft

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To me, failure is not fatal unless you quit; getting knocked down is not embarrassing unless you allow it to keep you down.

Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)

It is not enough that we have a guilty defendant. We must have an innocent system as well.

Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)

How sad, that the group with the most access to the truth chose in several strategic instances to look the other way.

Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)

A trustee has a responsibility to guard the assets of others with a higher degree of care than he does his own.

Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)

It wasn't that people were antagonistic; it was more that they were accustomed to doing their work in a certain way, and change always causes some people to be uncomfortable.

Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)

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