Secrecy Quotes

254 quotes by 209 authors

Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government. — Jeremy Bentham
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. — Niels Bohr
While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive. — Sissela Bok
While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate… — John O. Brennan
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious. — Thomas Carlyle
Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely right… — John le Carre
The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy. — Carl von Clausewitz
I never could see anything wrong in sensationalism; and I am sure our society is suffering more from secrecy than from flamboyant revelations. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order. — Sun Tzu
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! — Sun Tzu
That queen of secrecy, the violet. — John Keats
The human brain is the most public organ on the face of the earth, open to everything, sending out messages to everything. To be sure,… — Lewis Thomas
The world little knows how many of the thoughts and theories which have passed through the mind of a scientific investigator, have been crushed in… — Michael Faraday
Fame and secrecy are the high and low ends of the same fascination. — Don DeLillo
We cannot by ourselves reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world, but we are doing what has to be done all over the… — David Lange
Where would we in Washington and we in America be without the Center? We would know much less about the workings of our Congress, and… — Seymour Hersh
Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny — Robert A. Heinlein
Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix. — Harry S. Truman
It is time for the truth to be brought out... Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through… — Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Abstract: Careful review of a vast array of relevant evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that some unidentified flying objects are intelligently controlled vehicles whose… — Stanton T. Friedman

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