Above the law Quote by Gloria Naylor

The intelligence community really is a vast bureaucratic entity, and it has been politicized in ways that are not effective for the gathering of…

— Valerie Plame

In order to do vigorous oversight, the leadership of the intelligence community has got to be straight with the American people and straight with…

— Ron Wyden

The U.S. intelligence community is in a very poor position to be trusted with protecting civil liberties while engaging in intelligence work.

— Chelsea Manning

The history of the intelligence community is replete with violations of the trust of the American people.

— James Clapper

“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

Intelligence is playing a more important role in policymaker decisions than I think I've ever seen in my time in Congress or before.

— Mike Rogers

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares…

— Ambrose Bierce

The US intelligence community is deeply allergic to the Freedom of Information Act. It is fair to say that the intelligence community does nearly…

— Ryan Shapiro

People in charge of intelligence are political as well.

— Rick Santelli

Typically, people in the intelligence community are just going to kind of hunker down and do their job, do their mission. And I believe…

— James Clapper

My experience is that our intelligence officials try to do the right thing, but even with good intentions, sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes they…

— Barack Obama

As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight. Simply put, experience…

— Gina Haspel