“Generally our confidences move downward rather than upward; in our secret affairs, we employ our inferiors much more than our bettors.” MovingSecretAffairInferiorsSecrecy Author:Honore de Balzac
“While the US Constitution marks these programs as illegal, my government argues that secret court rulings, which the world is not permitted to see, somehow legitimize an illegal affair. These rulings simply corrupt the most basic notion of justice - that it must be seen to be done. The immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law.” WorldMadeDoneUseGovernmentLawJusticeSecretMoralProgramConstitutionMarkCourtNotionAffairArguingIllegalImmoralRulingNsaUs Constitution Author:Edward Snowden
“Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and passion.” Has BeensPassionSecretWineAffairTempted Author:Horace
“The good diarist writes either for himself alone or for a posterity so distant that it can safely hear every secret and justly weigh every motive. For such an audience there is need neither of affectation nor of restraint. Sincerity is what they ask, detail, and volume; skill with the pen comes in conveniently, but brilliance is not necessary; genius is a hindrance even; and should you know your business and do it manfully, posterity will let you off mixing with great men, reporting famous affairs, or having lain with the first ladies in the land.” KnowsMenNeedsShouldWritingFirstsAsksSecretAudienceLandGeniusSkillsAffairDetailsMotiveGreat MenPensSincerityVolumeRestraintDiariesPosterityBrillianceMixingHindranceFirst Lady Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays
“On Foreign Secretary Robin Cook: If a man cannot keep a measly affair secret, what is he doing in charge of the Intelligence Service?” IfsMenSecretAffairCooksSecretaryEspionageRobinsIntelligence Services Author:Frederick Forsyth
“There will be but few people who, when at a loss for topics of conversation, will not reveal the more secret affairs of their friends.” PeopleLossSecretConversationAffairTopicsConfidentiality Book:Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits Source: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
“One of the most important secret societies of the 20th century is called the Round Table. It is based in Britain with branches across the world. It is the Round Table that ultimately orchestrates the network of the Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and the Royal Institute of International Affairs.” WorldImportantSecretGroupsCenturyRelationTablesRoundsAffairInternationalBranchesBritain20th CenturyRoyalCouncilInstituteSecret SocietyForeign RelationsInternational Affairs Author:David Icke