158 Quotes by Tom Ridge

And they are constantly evaluating procedures, both in the United States and elsewhere, to find gaps in our security posture that could be exploited.

Everything we do is designed to keep planes flying, bring loved ones closer, enable sports fans to gather, help businesses stay open; in other words, to keep the country moving,

These credible sources, ... suggest the possibility of attacks against the homeland around the holiday season and beyond.

The tapes are new, the threat is not,

Sometimes people confuse the notion that you're going to compromise sovereignty with collaboration.

Protecting this information is critically important. Shut them down and you shut down America as we know it,

Our approach at this point is to think big but begin implementing on a small scale, ... We want to get it right.

Some people have questioned, 'well, you put us on a general alert a couple of weeks ago and nothing happened,' ... This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time, and from time to time we may issue the same general alert again.

compared to previous threat reporting, these intelligence reports have provided a level of detail that is very specific.