In the area of national security, I urge the swift passage of an anti-terrorism law that will protect rather than subvert, enhance rather than weaken, the rights and liberties that terrorism precisely threatens with extinction.

I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the national interest and tries to block the national vision. From where I sit, I can tell you, a president is always as strong as she wants to be.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

would create serious impediments to the (Justice) Department's ability to enforce the law, fight terrorism and protect national security.

The issue of human rights is a national security issue for us and while we have lots of issues to address with North Korea and we have lots of issues to address with China, the prism through which we evaluate their conduct is very much a human rights prism.

The academy has been dealing with the issue of scientific openness versus national security since 9/11,