Conspiracy Quote by Jeremy Bentham

Secrecy is never so appealing as in a free society.

— Shana Alexander

Secrecy is the foundation of politics.

— Bing Gordon

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

— Harry S. Truman

Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security.

— Heather Brooke

If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely…

— Peter Singer

Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Secrecy is a vacuum and nothing fills a vacuum like paranoid speculation.

— Max Brooks

“No, It's not fair. But I was thinking more along the lines of the Pentagon and Washington itself. Sometimes I suspect that those who…

— Marge Piercy

It is up to the government to keep the government's secrets.

— Robert Novak

The government's instinct is to shroud itself in secrecy - to act like the office of a president instead of as a collective cabinet…

— Charles Kennedy

To imagine secret societies and conspiracy is a way not to react to the social and political life. Because you say, "We don't know…

— Umberto Eco

An intelligence service is the ideal vehicle for a conspiracy.

— Allen Dulles