--- title: "4 Cia Quotes By Douglas Valentine" description: "4 Cia quotes by Douglas Valentine. Plus more from Douglas Valentine and more Cia sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/douglas-valentine-52196_bits-and-pieces_the-essential-contradiction-at-the-heart_435519.jpg" --- > [The essential contradiction at the heart of America's problems: if we were a democracy and if we truly enjoyed free speech, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/the-essential-contradiction-at-the-heart-of-america-s-problems-if-we/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/douglas-valentine-52196_bits-and-pieces_the-essential-contradiction-at-the-heart_435519.jpg) > [There are two facets to the CIA's management and control of international drug trafficking, on behalf of the corporate interests that rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/there-are-two-facets-to-the-cia-s-management-and-control-of/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/douglas-valentine-52196_cia_there-are-two-facets-to-the-cia-s-manage_2255039.jpg) > [Everything the CIA does is deniable. It's part of its Congressional mandate. Congress doesn't want to be held accountable for the criminal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/everything-the-cia-does-is-deniable-it-s-part-of-its-congressional/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/douglas-valentine-52196_american-people_everything-the-cia-does-is-deniable-it-s_2906077.jpg) > [What's less well known is that the CIA's executive management staff is far more concerned with selecting the right candidates to serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/what-s-less-well-known-is-that-the-cia-s-executive-management-staff/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/douglas-valentine-52196_blind_what-s-less-well-known-is-that-the-cia-s_3014665.jpg) ## Other authors on Cia - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-valerie-plame-93090.jpg) Valerie Plame 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/valerie-plame/) - [Gina Haspel 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/gina-haspel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-will-hurd-5069.jpg) Will Hurd 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/will-hurd/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-francis-alys-35426.jpg) John Kiriakou 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/john-kiriakou/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/noam-chomsky/) - [Katie Reus 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/katie-reus/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-snowden-31935.jpg) Edward Snowden 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/edward-snowden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/rush-limbaugh/) - [Colin A. Ross 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/colin-a-ross/) ## More by Douglas Valentine > [Most people have no idea what cops really do. They think cops give you a speeding ticket. They don't see the cops associating with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/most-people-have-no-idea-what-cops-really-do-they-think-cops-give-you/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) > [The essential contradiction at the heart of America's problems: if we were a democracy and if we truly enjoyed free speech, we would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/the-essential-contradiction-at-the-heart-of-america-s-problems-if-we/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) > [Suffice it to say that Wall Street investors in the drug industries have used the government to unleash and transform their economic power into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/suffice-it-to-say-that-wall-street-investors-in-the-drug-industries/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) > [America is a former slave state and a blatantly racist society, so the war on drugs, which is managed by white supremacists, was and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/america-is-a-former-slave-state-and-a-blatantly-racist-society-so-the/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) > [There are two facets to the CIA's management and control of international drug trafficking, on behalf of the corporate interests that rule America. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/there-are-two-facets-to-the-cia-s-management-and-control-of/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) > [Everything the CIA does is deniable. It's part of its Congressional mandate. Congress doesn't want to be held accountable for the criminal things the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/everything-the-cia-does-is-deniable-it-s-part-of-its-congressional/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) > [What's less well known is that the CIA's executive management staff is far more concerned with selecting the right candidates to serve as CIA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-valentine/what-s-less-well-known-is-that-the-cia-s-executive-management-staff/) [Douglas Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-valentine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cia/douglas-valentine/#itemlist", "name": "4 Cia Quotes By Douglas Valentine", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The essential contradiction at the heart of America's problems: if we were a democracy and if we truly enjoyed free speech, we would be able to study and speak about the CIA. 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