Identity Quote by Valerie Plame

If we cannot share aspects of our secret work with the public, we should do so with their elected representatives. For CIA oversight is…

— Gina Haspel

I handed over names and compromised so many CIA agents in the Soviet Union.

— Aldrich Ames

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

For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational…

— Harry S. Truman

My literal responsibility as director of the CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval;…

— Michael Hayden

We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest…

— John O. Brennan

I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public deserved a…

— Edward Snowden

I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it.

— George H. W. Bush

Leaking classified information is a crime. And if we have evidence that somebody in the executive branch is committing a crime, we should prosecute…

— Paul Ryan

Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought…

— Edward Snowden

I am not sorry the CIA went to the edge of the law in the aftermath of 9/11 to prevent further mass-casualty attacks on…

— Bret Stephens

I mean, the FBI has to assure people who come and help them that they're going to be able to keep their identities confidential…

— Asha Rangappa