Francois Hollande Quotes

There isn’t any doubt that in fighting the War on Terrorism you increase the power and scope of government, and it becomes more intrusive.

The problem is that the same technological tools we use to thwart terrorists can also be used against the people whose job it is to stop them.

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad.

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

To win the war on terror, we must know who our friends are and where our enemies are hiding. We can't continue fighting terrorism using the same foreign policy blueprints that were in place before September 11th.

I have no doubt that if you’re going to fight terrorism you must have a secure, national personal, identification system

With terrorism becoming the increasing tactic of choice, the military component would become a smaller component of our national security system.

There's no national strategy to deal with combating terrorism and foreign fighters.

We know there are terrorists communicating with individuals in the United States. We just can't see what they're saying.

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

I think they should take everyone who works for The National Enquirer and the Star, and everyone who works for Us Weekly, and put them all to work looking for terrorists. I think they would find the terrorists. All of them. It would be genius!

As we have all said, we understand that electronic surveillance is a vital tool in the war on terror. We all want to know when Osama bin Laden is calling: when he is calling, who he is calling, and what he is saying.

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven.

We are in a war on terrorism. We need to conduct that war and take it to the terrorists, not here at home.

Terrorism is not a matter that can be left to law enforcement, with its deliberative process, built-in delays, and safeguards that may let the prisoner go free on procedural grounds.

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along.

The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that have long been available in cases involving illegal drugs and organized crime.

You can gesture at the transnational problem of Islamist terrorism all you like, but it's just hot air unless you invest in proper security on the ground in your own country, with the right safeguards to civil liberties.

We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability.

We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in America. The right choice is to fight those terrorists where they are.