A successful tool is one that was used to do something undreamt of by its author.
“At the federal level, we must help, not hinder, local school boards, parents, teachers and administrators as they make decisions about educating our children.”
“Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patriot Act have been used by law enforcement to stop more than 400 terrorist threats to our families and communities.”