Cia Quotes

“I think it is very important for the American people to understand that the job of the Central Intelligence Agency is to steal secrets.”

“The CIA has never confirmed or denied my story. I think that's a confirmation right there. If it wasn't true, they would have said, 'This guy is a fruitcake.'”

“The CIA is not now and has never been a central intelligence agency. It is the covert action arm of the President's foreign policy advisers.”

“The National Endowment for Democracy is a U.S. government-funded organization that was created to do overtly what the CIA used to do covertly.”

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

“The Central Intelligence Agency is not, as its name would suggest, an agency for gathering intelligence.”

“The job of the director of the CIA is to keep the country safe. It's a big job.”

“There are some who would like to see the CIA dismantled. I am not one of them.”

“You cannot have a strong intelligence community without a strong C.I.A.”

“The clandestine service is the heart and soul of the CIA.”

“The clandestine service is the heart and soul of the Central Intelligence Agency.”

“We do not target American citizens. We target foreign nationals.”

“Allen Dulles is a figure who is still not understood by the American public. He is a man who is every bit as sinister and important as J. Edgar Hoover.”