Allen Dulles

“I wouldn't tell the President everything.”

“Clandestine operations are the heart and soul of the CIA.”

“The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, they frequently leave their fingerprints behind them.”

“An open society is a vulnerable society.”

“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to have its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.”

“In the intelligence business, you have to be prepared for the fact that you will be criticized, and you will not be able to defend yourself.”

“A man who is not a master of his own emotions is not fit to lead others.”

“Our real battlefield is the mind of man.”

“The decision to undertake a covert action is a political one, not an intelligence one.”

“I think it is a fallacy to believe that the people of any country are not interested in the truth.”

“We must have a clear understanding of the enemy, his capabilities, and his intentions.”