Intelligence Quote by Charles Stross

“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

“This terror of silence with nothing diverting to do. I can’t think anyone really believes that today’s so-called ‘information society’ is just about information.…

— David Foster Wallace

“If J. Edgar Hoover had something like Total Information Awareness, would his agents have used it, as they did all the other means available…

— Christian Parenti

“We have seen segments of our Government, in their attitudes and action, adopt tactics unworthy of a democracy, and occasionally reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.…

— Church Committee

Collecting intelligence information is like trying to drink water out of a fire hydrant. You know, in hindsight It's great. The problem is there's…

— Anonymous

“... racial profiling. We all do it. If you cross the street to avoid a gang of black teens, you’re racial profiling; if you…

— Harlan Coben

People will never know how hard it is to get information, especially if it's locked up behind official doors where, if politicians had their…

— Helen Thomas

“Cops are good at keeping secrets.”

— J.D. Robb

It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it…

— John le Carre

“Thieves, spies and other wise guys are working everywhere…including in branches of the U.S. government.”

— Sherry Morris

By tearing down the wall between law enforcement and the intelligence community, we have been able to share information in a way that was…

— John Ashcroft

Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.

— Julian Assange