“If five years from now we solve the access problem, but what we're hearing is all encrypted, I'll probably, if I'm still here, be talking about that in a very different way: the objective is the same. The objective is for us to get those conversations whether they're by an alligator clip or ones and zeros. Whoever they are, whatever they are, I need them.” IfsWayNeedsYearsStillsDifferentProblemTalkingFiveInternetConversationHearingSolveAccessObjectivesDifferent WaysFive YearsFree SpeechClipAlligators Author:Louis J. Freeh
“I doubt that Congress would pass on the opportunity to make sure that our children were safe from terrorists.” ChildrenOpportunityDoubtInternetSafeOur ChildrenCongressTerroristFree Speech Author:Louis J. Freeh
“In order to keep up with the criminals and to protect our national security, the solution is clear: we need legislation to ensure that telephone companies and other carriers provide law enforcement with access to this new technology.” NeedsLawOrderCompanyTechnologyClearSecurityInternetProtectSolutionsCriminalsAccessFree SpeechLegislationNational SecurityLaw EnforcementEnforcementTelephonesNew TechnologyCarrier Author:Louis J. Freeh
“The State Department said the countries that are most stealing our best ideas also are our best allies.” SaidIdeasCountryStatesStealingDepartmentAllies Author:Louis J. Freeh
“The fraudster's greatest liability is the certainty that the fraud is too clever to be detected.” CleverCertaintyFraudLiability Author:Louis J. Freeh
“The American people must be willing to give up a degree of personal privacy in exchange for safety and security.” PeopleGivingSecurityWillingDegreesGiving UpSafetyPrivacySafety And SecurityPersonal Privacy Author:Louis J. Freeh
“I wanted all my visits to be official. When I sent the pass back with a note, I had no idea it would antagonize the president. I found out years later that it did.” YearsIdeasWantedFoundPresidentSeaNotesNo IdeaOfficials Author:Louis J. Freeh
“Ask the American public if they want an FBI wiretap and they'll say, "no." If you ask them do they want a feature on their phone that helps the FBI find their missing child they'll say, "Yes."” IfsWantChildrenHelpingAmericaAsksMissingPhonesFeaturesFbi Author:Louis J. Freeh
“The problem was with Bill Clinton, the scandals and rumored scandals, the incubating ones and the dying ones never ended. Whatever moral compass the president was consulting was leading him in the wrong direction. His closets were full of skeletons just waiting to burst out.” ProblemWaitingPresidentMoralDyingBillsClintonClosetsScandalCompassSkeletonsConsultingWrong DirectionMoral Compass Author:Louis J. Freeh
“The country was not focused on terrorism before September 11th.” CountryTerrorismFocusedSeptemberSeptember 11September 11th Author:Louis J. Freeh
“My role and my obligation was to conduct criminal investigations.” RolesCriminalsObligationInvestigationCriminal Investigation Author:Louis J. Freeh
“I was a prosecutor and an FBI agent for many, many years.” YearsAgentsFbiProsecutorFbi Agents Author:Louis J. Freeh
“Collecting intelligence information is like trying to drink water out of a fire hydrant. You know, in hindsight It's great. The problem is there's a million dots at the time.” KnowsTryingProblemWaterMillionsFireInformationDrinkCollectingDotsHindsightDrink Water Author:Louis J. Freeh
“And I understand that, I testified in closed hearings over eight years because there are intelligence matters, there are sensitive matters that should not be held in a public hearing.” ShouldYearsMatterEightHearingSensitive Author:Louis J. Freeh
