Asa Hutchinson Quotes

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

Look, we constantly live looking at the issue of the threat of terrorism.

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

It's because we need to determine who in this country is poised, positioned to commit terrorist acts.

Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection.

Counter-terrorism is not solely a military matter.

When it comes to terrorism, the only path to safety is the path to action.

We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.

(Terrorists) are planning to disrupt our democratic process. It's scary I know, but we're not going to let al Qaeda tell us what to do. In fact, our government has decided that if al Qaeda attempts to disrupt our democratic process, we are going to respond by disrupting it first.

Switzerland is part of the fight against terrorism. There is no neutrality against this threat.

I believe when the country feels threatened it is important that we are seen to be working together to find an appropriate structure for dealing with terrorists in our midst.

Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.

I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.

I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.

I think the American people believe in stopping and preventing terrorism pretty much at any cost.

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go away.

However, we do not lack anti-terrorist laws. I do not believe that the recent London bombs were the result of any deficiencies in our legal system.

Terrorism as a force is gone. As individuals they are all around and we will continue to look for them.

It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.

While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.

We're told another large-scale terrorist attack is inevitable by those people who have committed so many resources to preventing it. They likely know what they're talking about.

I am committed to protecting our country against the threat of terrorism.

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 save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential terrorists.

Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.