Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
The flames of freedom which were lighted across this great land of ours in Thomas Jefferson's day have continued to burn with an intense and magnetic light for nearly 200 years. They have been fed by the spiritual fuel which… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
I would do it [study UFOs], but before agreeing to do it, we must insist upon full access to discs recovered. For instance in… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
It can be held certain that information that is withheld or suppressed contains truths that are detrimental to the persons involved in the suppression. — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money. — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA TODAY IS A VIGOROUS RETURN TO THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS AND A MOST VIGOROUS DEFENSE AGAINST THE MINION… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo. — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
All persons who bear the blessed title of parent have the personal responsibility to see that their children are growing up fully appreciative of… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody. — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image