“It's hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it's impossible to have that debate.” HardSecretOpinionImpossibleProgramCourtDebate Author:Al Franken
“There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming back every week. I don't know if those programs even have an answer. I don't know how they build their shows.” PeopleIfsKnowsUseShowsAnswersSecretKnow HowWeekProgramNarrativeStringsEnginesComing Back Author:J.H. Wyman
“Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he is going to run for governor on our program last night. My staff didn't know, Arnold's staff didn't know, I was shocked as everyone else. If he doesn't get elected governor, maybe he should work for the CIA. I mean, he can keep a secret better than they can.” IfsKnowsShouldMeanRunningLastsNightSecretProgramGovernorsStaffShockedLast NightCiaSchwarzenegger Author:Jay Leno
“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
“The programs that have been discussed over the last couple days in the press are secret in the sense that they are classified but they are not secret in the sense that when it comes to phone calls every member of Congress has been briefed on this program. With respect to all these programs the relevant intelligence committees are fully briefed on these programs. These are programs that have been authorized by broad bipartisan majorities repeatedly since 2006.” Has BeensLastsSecretCoupleMembersProgramMajorityPressesCongressPhonesBroadsRelevantCommitteesPhone CallsNsaBipartisan Author:Barack Obama
“There's not much value to us attacking Chinese systems. We might take a few computers offline. We might take a factory offline. We might steal secrets from a university research programs, and even something high-tech. But how much more does the United States spend on research and development than China does?” DoeStatesMightValuesUnitedSecretUnited StatesDevelopmentComputerResearchProgramUniversityChinaStealingChineseFactoriesAttackingResearch And DevelopmentOffline Author:Edward Snowden
“As we study the Word of God rightly divided we are to understand that God has arranged His dealings with mankind into two programs. We have His prophesied purpose and His secret purpose. Prophecy has to do with the earth and Christ's reign upon it during the millennial kingdom, while the Mystery concerns our exaltation with Christ in the heavenlies.” TwoEarthPurposeChristSecretStudyMysteryMankindConcernProgramKingdomsDividedWord Of GodProphecyReignDealingsExaltationMillennials Author:Paul Sadler
“Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra has charged the Bush administration with keeping programs secret from Congress. Somehow no one from Congress reads the New York Times, I guess.” SecretNew YorkRepublicanProgramCongressAdministrationNew York TimesCongressman Author:Jay Leno