39 Quotes by John Danforth

Although the government did nothing evil on April 19, 1993, the failure of some of its employees to fully and openly disclose to the American people the use of pyrotechnic devices undermined public confidence in government and caused real damage to our country,

It's a vindication that innovations matter, that innovations can be reasonably compensated and that companies can be built around innovations.

The investigation has to be very comprehensive, ... We have to get to the bottom of this. It has to be done in a very professional fashion. It shouldn't be prejudged. Let the chips fall where they may.

I really want to be in private life, not public life, ... That was the reason for coming back here. That remains my view. These have been the best six years of my life.

I know I will face numerous issues at the United Nations. With only a very short time to prepare, I am hardly an expert in all of the areas that will be in my portfolio.

By doing this, we give defendants and potential defendants a way to avoid significant exposure to antitrust and patent cases.

I don't think there is any breaking news here other than somebody at the FTC is talking about an ongoing investigation.

The lifting of the stay in Delaware means that we are for the first time in several years free to assert newer patents against Micron and to challenge newer products.

These are complex cases that merit coordinated decision making. With today's order and our new filing, we are taking steps consistent with the nature of these cases and with our efforts over the past four years to see them resolved in California. While we prefer to resolve issues outside of the courtroom, we believe we have a strong patent position, including patents that issued in the past four years that must be defended appropriately.