Responding to criticism of Grant after Shiloh, Lincoln had said, " I can't spare this man.

Responding to the criticism with a vicious retort, Foucault ignored some of Derrida's points, focusing in on a criticism of how the younger philosopher had interpreted the work of René Descartes.

Responding to criticism of the newspaper's coverage during the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, Howell wrote: " The opinion pages have strong conservative voices ; the editorial board includes centrists and conservatives ; and there were editorials critical of Obama.

Responding to criticism of a report that linked Al-Qaeda with Iraq under Saddam Hussein, Feith called the office's report a much-needed critique of the CIA's intelligence.

* 2003 invasion of Iraq: Responding to criticism that pre-war intelligence gathering was faulty, CIA director George Tenet states that analysts had never presented Saddam Hussein's Iraq as an " imminent threat " in the years immediately preceding the coalition invasion.

Responding to criticism by fellow Bach specialist Pablo Casals, she once said: " You play Bach your way, and I'll play him his way.

Responding to Van Riper's criticism, Vice Adm. Marty Mayer, who ran the war game and who was charged with developing the military ’ s joint concepts and requirements, stated the following:

Responding to criticism, Baird said that he could not comment on the specifics of the case until a coroner's inquest was completed.

Responding to criticism about the book, including his interpretation of the Chief, Dietz replied:

" Responding to the ACLU criticism, Chairwoman Kathleen Kiernan of the InfraGard National Members Alliance ( INMA ) denies that InfraGard is anything but beneficial to all Americans stating “ It's not an elitist group in any way, shape or form ,” she says.

Responding to criticism of her degrees from the non-accredited Clayton College of Natural Health, she said: " I could have gone anywhere I wanted but I chose Clayton.

" Responding to the criticism, associate producer Joanne Doroshow said, " Anybody who has seen the film knows we have nothing but the deepest respect for the soldiers who were wounded.

Responding to criticism over the use of Friend Codes in the games, Ishihara explained that it was a security measure taken to ensure that players would not be able to chat with strangers over the Wi-Fi connection.

Responding to Mustaine's criticism, Ulrich said, " So put these three facts down, he was in our band for a year.

" Responding to this criticism, Carnahan alleged " that the Sowers family, which publishes the Rolla Daily News, has endorsed Emerson because the congressman rents district office space from the family.

Responding to criticism Carroll reiterated:

Responding to criticism that Carswell had been a mediocre judge, Hruska claimed that:

Responding to media criticism, the FBI met with the victims ' families.

Responding to May 1989 congressional inquiry on behalf of the Iran hostages, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David J. Berteau noted that " many Service members have been held as hostages, detainees or internees who do not meet the criteria for award of the POW Medal.

Responding to an affirmative action bake sale being attacked at the University of Washington, the school's Board of Regents President Jerry Grinstein presented the opinion of many opponents of these events when he described " the statements [...] in putting on a bake sale about affirmative action were tasteless, divisive and hurtful to many members of the university community.

Responding to the call, two members of the Sisters of St. Joseph from Flushing, New York came to Springfield to start up the school.

Responding to the above three points, some members of the Western Shugden Society ( a campaigning group established in 2008 ) replied:

Responding to a question by The Times film critic Kate Muir about his German roots and his comments in a Danish film magazine about the Nazi aesthetic, von Trier claimed to have some sympathy for and understanding of Adolf Hitler, and then jokingly claimed to be a Nazi himself:

Responding to a remark made by Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson about not having boots in which to go to school, Macmillan retorted: ' If Mr Wilson did not have boots to go to school that is because he was too big for them.

Responding to the attack during the ceremony, the UN said the attackers " have shown their utter disrespect for the history and people of Afghanistan.

Responding to a 2003 recommendation from CITES, some countries in the Caribbean have banned the export of queen conch shells.

Responding to condemnation of his actions from his place of exile in Francoist Spain, the Guard leader Horia Sima claimed to have played no part in the killing.

The Middle School's Classroom Without Walls ( CWW ) program ( previously known as the Outreach program ) and the High School's International Community Actively Responding to the Environment ( ICARE ) program have sent groups of students, with faculty and staff chaperons, to work with communities around Metro Manila and the Philippines for a week during the school year.

Responding to widespread public outcry over the scaled-back design, Governor Mitch Daniels announced on December 12, 2007, that US-24 would have been built as a freeway initially from Bruick Road to the Ohio state line, with interchanges at SR-101 and Webster Road.

Responding to suggestions that the incident could have been a suicide attempt, sheriff's spokesman Sgt.

" Responding to claims that Doppelgänger has " dark " scripting, Gerry has stated that he wanted the film to have an interesting premise to entertain audiences.

Responding to her critics, Bachman said that " The concerns I have and my colleagues have are real ," and " We cannot elevate political correctness over national security.

Responding to the spread of the crab to the West, businessmen have started seeing it as a new source of crab for the Chinese market.

Responding to the well-organized curricular challenges of intelligent design proponents to local school boards have been disruptive and divisive in the communities where they've taken place.

Responding to a comment by a Labour MP he said of him " he skulks in the corner "; this provoked uproar and repeated interventions, Churchill complaining " All day long we have had abuse, and now hon.

" Responding in a letter to Dinezon, Goldfaden wrote: " I do not have any complaints about the American Yiddish theatre not recognizing its father ... it is not rare that children do not recognize their parents ; or even that the parents cannot travel the road their children have gone.

Responding to his charge of having an agenda, Carmon wrote " You are right: we do have an agenda.

Responding to concerns about the funding of such research by religious organisations that might have a hidden agenda and in particular the Templeton Foundation, Davies said:

Each scheme of work will have a variety of actives that cover the three main elements of drama: Making, Performing and Responding.

Responding to the statement that Angel's decision to destroy the ring is reminiscent of Gloria Stuart throwing the priceless diamond into the ocean at the end of Titanic, producer Tim Minear says the difference is that " she throws it in the water as if that means something about Jack it was the other guy ’ s diamond, and I have no idea why she ’ s throwing it in the water.

Responding to accusations of racism after referring to " niggers " in the lyrics of the Guns N ' Roses song, " One in a Million ", Axl Rose stated " I was pissed off about some black people that were trying to rob me.

Responding to the allegations of possible wrongdoing, in front of 400 Associated Press managing editors on November 17, 1973, Nixon stated emphatically, " I'm not a crook.

Responding to this statement in 1990, Lovelock stated " Nowhere in our writings do we express the idea that planetary self-regulation is purposeful, or involves foresight or planning by the biota ".

Responding to the need for animal research, DeBakey stated that " These scientists, veterinarians, physicians, surgeons and others who do research in animal labs are as much concerned about the care of the animals as anyone can be.

Responding to subsequent controversy over his use of the phrase " control the people ", Rep. Dingell stated, " I was referring to the insurance companies who we must do a better job of overseeing.

Responding to critics, he stated that the original student protests were in fact well-founded and directed at corruption and other ills in Chinese society, and that the Communist Party failed to respond constructively to their demands.

Responding to traditionalists within the rock climbing community who hailed his ascents as stunts, Goodwin stated he was sport climbing and therefore not bound by the rules of rock climbing.

Responding to the controversy, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas W. Sneddon Jr. stated that, under California law, an adult sleeping in the same bed as a child is not a criminal offense, unless " affirmative, offensive conduct " occurs.

Responding in an interview with Fox News analyst Neil Cavuto, Vento stated that he does not turn away any customer, and therefore does not discriminate.

Responding to Goldberg's article in the American Psychologist, ' The Structure of Phenotypic Personality Traits ', Cattell stated, " No experienced factorist could agree with Dr Goldberg's enthusiasm for the five factor personality theory ".

Responding to fan e-mail in 2005, Bowen stated that defense is " a little bit of talent and a lot of work ; being able to take on the challenge of going up against the top guys, even when you didn't win that battle.

Responding to questions regarding Yamantaw in 1996, Russia's Defense Ministry stated: " The practice does not exist in the Defense Ministry of Russia of informing foreign mass media about facilities, whatever they are, that are under construction in the interests of strengthening the security of Russia.

Responding to his appointment, David Dein stated: