Quotes by Alvin Hellerstein

“As President Bush said, we fight to spread freedom so the freedoms of Americans will be made more secure.”

“Masks have a tortured history in the United States, creating fear and fear of physical violence on the part of one group of our city on another,”

“The snuffing out of sound is not a permissible exercise under the First Amendment,”

“Indeed, the freedoms we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which out troops are armed, ... As President Bush said, we fight to spread freedom so the freedoms of Americans will be made more secure.”

“Indeed, the freedoms we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which out troops are armed,”

“The CIA shall search and review in response to plaintiffs FOIA requests,”

“My task is not to defer to our worst fears, but to interpret and apply the law, in this case, the Freedom of Information Act, which advances values important to our society, transparency and accountability in government.”

“Our nation does not surrender to blackmail.”