"To those in the executive branch who say 'just trust us' when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, 'Remember your history.'"

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Source : "The Crisis in a Nutshell: The Key Quotes About the N.S.A. and Americans' Phone Records" by Alex Gangitano and Amelia Schonbek, www.newyorker.com. June 6, 2013.

Eric Holder

#Communication Quotes #Nsa Quotes #Secret Quotes

“The Seconds that tick as the clock moves along Are Privates who march with a spirit so strong. The Minutes are Captains. The Hours of the day Are Officers brave, who lead on to the fray. So, remember, when tempted to loiter and dream You've an army at hand; your command is supreme; And question yourself, as it goes on review-- Had it helped in the fight with the best it could do?”
“If you ain't killin' 'em, maybe your point ain't sharp enough.”
“Man is a tragic animal. Not because of his smallness, but because he is too well endowed. Man has longings and spiritual demands that reality cannot fulfill. We have expectations of a just and moral world. Man requires meaning in a meaningless world.”

Source : "To Be a Human Being". Documentary, (1989 - 90).
“A peace that is truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war.”
“Training fighters is like trying to catch a fish. It's technique, not strength.”
“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.”
“What you are must always displease you, if you would attain to that which you are not.”
“The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.”

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