Gathering Quote by Henry Paulson

People in charge of intelligence are political as well.

— Rick Santelli

“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

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

The government would assert that individuals who are aware of serious wrongdoing in the intelligence community should bring their concerns to the people most…

— Edward Snowden

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

— Bob Beckel

For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.

— Raymond Kelly

The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern…

— Jeffrey Toobin

You want to keep intelligence separate from policy.

— Bobby Ray Inman

All the governments just want to have more power when it comes to economic espionage, diplomatic manipulation and political influence.

— Edward Snowden

No intelligence system can predict what a government will do if it doesn't know itself.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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

What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify.

— Henry A. Kissinger