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It is a scary world out there, and believe me that if someone were to try to come into my house, I want to be able to protect myself.

America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.

We're told another large-scale terrorist attack is inevitable by those people who have committed so many resources to preventing it. They likely know what they're talking about.

The real threat comes from terrorism.

Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

I'm not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.

I think the risks that people see of terrorism are incredibly important but we are very confident we have got the right people on it and the risks have been minimised.

Every lethal terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 has been carried out by an American citizen or a legal permanent resident, not by recent immigrants or by refugees. So tamping down immigration won't fix the real issue, which is 'homegrown' terrorism.

We save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential terrorists.

It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.