Action Quote by David Ignatius

An intelligence service is the ideal vehicle for a conspiracy.

— Allen Dulles

The CIA has transformed from an organization created to recruit spies to steal secrets, into a paramilitary organization, a paramilitary force. It's not supposed…

— John Kiriakou

Since when is the intelligence agency supposed to be an air force of drones that goes around killing people? I believe that it's a…

— John McCain

“Allan Dulles said it best: "Any intelligence service worth its salt can make the other fellow's currency." In other words, every nation needs to…

— Antonio J. Mendez

We have some of the best intelligence and crime fighting agencies in the world.

— Amber Rudd

A political decision has been made not to irritate the intelligence community. The spy agencies are really embarrassed, they're really sore - the revelations…

— Edward Snowden

I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments.

— Henry Paulson

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

— David Ignatius

The way the United States intelligence community operates is it doesn't limit itself to the protection of the homeland. It doesn't limit itself to…

— Edward Snowden

You have multiple intelligence agencies. They all ultimately report to the director of national intelligence but, you know, it never comes in neat packages.…

— Raymond Kelly

“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

It's hardly a news flash that a secret, clandestine intelligence agency might resist giving out information about its operations when not not legally required…

— Benjamin Wittes