There are some hopeful signs coming out of China in the statements they've made since the since September 11. - Fred Thompson
But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now. - Fred Thompson
You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example. - Fred Thompson
China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations. - Fred Thompson
And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up. - Fred Thompson
I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan. - Fred Thompson
We've made some mistakes in this country in times past - the Korean conflict proceeding that, some say proceeding the Persian Gulf War, where we were ambiguous as to what we would do. - Fred Thompson
That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency decision making, the results of the cost-benefit analysis do not trump existing law. - Fred Thompson
So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly. - Fred Thompson
In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have clout here in Washington. - Fred Thompson
And I believe in the 13 years Judge Roberts was there, he never turned down a request to give some assistance on a pro-bono case, and this was no different. - Fred Thompson
Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must. - Fred Thompson
While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass. - Fred Thompson
And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC. - Fred Thompson
For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee, and up until about 1923, something like that. - Fred Thompson
Superfund was passed with the good intention of cleaning up America's toxic waste sites. - Fred Thompson
We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less. - Fred Thompson
Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns. - Fred Thompson
For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children. - Fred Thompson