“The bottom line is that our government is not intelligent about how it pursues the public interest, because its decisions are not informed decisions (and its interest is generally not the public's).” — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“Here's the bottom line: The secret world of intelligence--at least in the United States of America--represents everything wrong with the government, the industrial era,… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“As our technological capacities continue to increase and our environment becomes ever more fragile and endangered, we find that changes to the Earth that… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“I am not alone in the conviction that real, lasting national security can best be obtained through complete transparency of government, business, and other… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“I will say that again in a different way: the persistent unethical and ignorant emphasis on secrecy and on making decisions for partisan advantage… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“No one wants to be poor. In my view, and the view of many authors who have focused on poverty and practical solutions to… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“Integrity, in my view, starts with the individual human being and grows in a compounded manner from there. The citizen must be an 'intelligence… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“This lack of accurate, trustworthy information about the true cost of any given policy, product, service, or behavior is paralyzing all action.” — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“When we relate and share knowledge authentically, this places us in a state of grace, a state of 'win-win' harmony with all others, and… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“In order for us to live within this finely balanced constellation of complex systems, in order for the Earth to show resilience and last… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“There is nothing wrong with the United States--or the world at large--that cannot be stabilized and reconstructed by restoring the intelligence and integrity of… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“Put in the bluntest possible terms, what I discovered was that the U.S. secret intelligence community was collecting only information it considered secret, while… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“Liberation technology creates wealth, and open-source technology creates wealth. In both instances the 'center of gravity' for dramatic change toward resilience and sustainability is… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
Public agency is emergent, and the ability of the public to literally put any bank or corporation out of business overnight is looming. To… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“I realized in 1988 that my life as a spy specializing in secrets was not only unproductive, it was in sharp opposition to what… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
Complexity demands resilience, and that's what panarchy offers. Resilience in the face of complexity is a challenge even when you apply rigorous intelligence and… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
