I have always accepted intelligence was an honorable profession. We are all mindful of the need to comply with our moral values and the law.
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Intelligence is a moral category.
As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.
Just as you should never confuse the law with common justice, intelligence should not be confused with common sense. Some of the brightest people in the world have no idea how to cross the road.
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
I believe we do have a great intelligence service. Is it good enough in all circumstances? Of course not. We live in the human condition. We try to make it better each day.
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
The measure of and self-congratulation for our own intelligence should have its basis in our moral behavior as well as our smarts.
I've learned that intelligence alone doesn't mean a damn thing. It only leads to violence and pain.
The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.
Intelligence is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas.
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