Action Quote by Noam Chomsky

In government, you are pressed by the security agencies. They come to you with very good information, and they say, 'You need to do…

— David Blunkett

It is in vain to hope to guard against events too mighty for human foresight or precaution, and it would be idle to object…

— Alexander Hamilton

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.

— Anne Wilson Schaef

We have a media that goes along with the government by parroting phrases intended to provoke a certain emotional response - for example, "national…

— Edward Snowden

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

— Thomas Jefferson

The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.…

— Hugo Black

“When those responsible for its security decide that something needs to be done, they’re going to do it—without any discussion and in spite of…

— David Ambrose

It is a universal and fundamental political principle that the power to protect can safely be confided only to those interested in protecting, or…

— John C. Calhoun

“Racism, prejudices and fear of changing the status quo are so deeply embedded in our ruling class that there is a silent and tacit…

— Mae Brussell

It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming…

— John Yoo

There is a very real and critical danger that unrestrained public discussion of cryptologic matters will seriously damage the ability of this government to…

— Bobby Ray Inman

“Government surveillance is a blatant violation of our fundamental right to privacy, an intrusion into the sacred space where personal thoughts and actions unfold.…

— James William Steven Parker