Resigning as Atty. General in 2004, he remarked, "The safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved"
Mark Silva of the Tribune 
... "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has 
been achieved," he said in a five-page handwritten note to Bush dated Nov. [DOC] [TLE] Ashcroft, Evans quit Bush Cabinet - Washington Times [PAR] Nov 10, 2004 ... Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans ... of 
securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved, ...