Agency Quote by Julian Assange

One of the problems we have as a government is our inability to keep secrets. And it costs us, in terms of our relationship…

— Dick Cheney

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

We cannot expect to keep our nation's secrets secure - or provide meaningful oversight for our intelligence agencies - if proper classification of our…

— Dianne Feinstein

This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is a potential violation of law. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of…

— David Corn

“Some information is classified legitimately; as with military hardware, secrecy sometimes really is in the national interest. Further, military, political, and intelligence communities tend…

— Carl Sagan

The dirty little secret of the intelligence world is that much of what you really need to know isn't exactly a secret anyway.

— Peter Bergen

In the case of someone sharing classified information with foreign intelligence, for example, the FBI could surreptitiously ensure that they are no longer able…

— Asha Rangappa

I think it's kind of a stretch. You know, it's one thing if somebody working for the U.S. government has sold secrets to the…

— Robert M. Gates

When you're dealing with espionage and covert affairs, sometimes the secret is more exciting than the knowledge.

— Jeffrey Donovan

There aren't enough secrets to go round anymore. Some spies are having to invent secrets in order to earn a living.

— Shelagh Delaney

If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it.…

— Rachel Maddow

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

— Robert Novak