The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind.
Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of.
We don't need secrecy.
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets.
Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security.
We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.
Secrecy is thus, so to speak, a transition stadium between being and not-being.
Secrecy is the foundation of politics.
Secrecy is what is known, but not to everyone. Privacy is what allows us to keep what we know to ourselves.