Able Quote by Jane Harman

Thousands of dedicated men and women in the intelligence community and law enforcement are working tirelessly to prevent the subversion of our democratic processes…

— Robert C. O'Brien

We need spies that look like their targets, CIA officers who speak the dialects terrorists use, and FBI agents who can speak to Muslim…

— Jane Harman

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

Our intelligence communities spend a lot of time and effort gathering a lot of strands and a lot of data [on Russian hacking]. There…

— Barack Obama

I don't think the intelligence community itself institutionally is losing its focus; it will continue to do its job; continue to be vigilant on…

— James R. Clapper

Whether its Republicans or Democrats, if they try to leverage the intelligence community for political gain, I won't allow it.

— John Ratcliffe

There`s actually some fluidity here in the United States. Using local intelligence against [terrorism].But you still have to infiltrate these groups. You still have…

— Malcolm Wrightson Nance

“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 doesnt just mean tracking down terrorists; it means finding out what is in peoples hearts and minds.

— Karen Armstrong

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

Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.

— Jim Sensenbrenner

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