Assertion Quote by Colin Powell

Intelligence services exist to do things that are illegal abroad. They exist to tell lies.

— David Ignatius

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

— Carl von Clausewitz

Even though intense focus on Iran's nuclear program has presumably increased the volume of intelligence gathered about it, it remains true that intelligence officers…

— Ronen Bergman

In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not…

— Hillary Clinton

It's incredible how much intelligence is used in this world to prove nonsense.

— Christian Friedrich Hebbel

Intelligence is to provide the facts to us. The facts will usually take you to the truth. And then, when we get the truth,…

— Joe Manchin

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and…

— Carl von Clausewitz

But you are making assumptions without all the facts, and that's not a sign of intelligence.

— C.C. Hunter

There is a huge difference between gathering intelligence in foreign countries, even our allies, and secretly getting information on U.S. citizens.

— Bob Beckel

Europeans don't like to talk about intelligence, and they often pretend their countries don't spy.

— David Ignatius

State intelligence, like military intelligence and woman friend, is a contradiction in terms.

— Niall MacDermot

If it were a fact, it wouldn't be called intelligence.

— Donald Rumsfeld