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  • John Sterling on hope

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    “Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.” -John Sterling

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  • Douglas Hofstadter on hope

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    “For 13 to be unlucky would require there to be some kind of cosmic intelligence that counts things that humans count and that also makes certain things happen on certain dates or in certain places according to whether the number 13 ‘is involved’ or not (whatever ‘is involved’ might mean).” -Douglas Hofstadter

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  • Lucien Bouchard on hope

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    “It’s the continuation of everyone’s childhood to see these young children who grow up full of life, full of intelligence, full of a sense of wonder. And within an instant they’re gone from this world. It’s terrible.” -Lucien Bouchard

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  • Charles F. Bass on hope

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    “For four years, I listened to stories of intelligence failures, and it wasn’t due to incompetence of anyone in the system, but that the system is so arcane.” -Charles F. Bass

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  • Kelly Ayotte on hope

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    “As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.” -Kelly Ayotte

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  • John Fiske on hope

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    “We now witness the constructive work on a foundation that will endure through the ages. That foundation is the god of science – revealed to us in terms that will harmonize with our intelligence.” -John Fiske

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  • Peter Thiel on hope

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    “People don’t want to believe that technology is broken. Pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology – all these areas where the progress has been a lot more limited than people think. And the question is why.” -Peter Thiel

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  • Richard Armitage on hope

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    “The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war – diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power – and we are developing new tools as we go along.” -Richard Armitage

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  • Michael Crapo on hope

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    “It is not government’s job to mandate responsibility on our behalf. We have the intelligence and good sense to make wise consumption choices for ourselves and our children. It is up to us to do what is best for our health and our children’s health.” -Michael Crapo

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  • Ted Stevens on hope

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    “I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.” -Ted Stevens

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  • Jay Rockefeller on hope

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    “Pat Roberts and I both feel very strongly that when we get to Iran, that we can’t make the same mistakes. We have to ask the questions, the hard questions before, not afterwards, and get the right intelligence.” -Jay Rockefeller

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  • Albert Wynn on hope

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    “I think we need to ask serious questions about how we engage militarily, when we engage militarily, and on what basis we engage militarily. What kind of intelligence do we have to justify a military engagement?” -Albert Wynn

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  • Chris Cannon on hope

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    “Our men and women in uniform deserve the best intelligence possible to help them protect America.” -Chris Cannon

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  • David Hunt on hope

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    “The Homeland Security department doesn’t have tasking authority in the intelligence community. They can ask for stuff, but they can’t direct anything except inside their bureau.” -David Hunt

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  • Richard Shelby on hope

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    “I believe that reforming our intelligence community is one of the most important things that we can do in order to ensure that our country is in fact safer, stronger and wiser.” -Richard Shelby

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  • Randy Forbes on hope

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    “Since the tragedies, the Department of Homeland Security was established to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, and most importantly, to share intelligence information among government agencies and departments.” -Randy Forbes

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  • Edgar Rice Burroghs on hope

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    “Imagination is but another name for super intelligence.” -Edgar Rice Burroghs

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  • Rafik Hariri on hope

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    “I never threatened him and no Syrian intelligence officer has ever pointed a gun to his head.” -Rafik Hariri

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  • Bobby Ray Inman on hope

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    “The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency.” -Bobby Ray Inman

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  • Peter Pace on hope

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    “Intelligence we gathered at the time indicated that this was in fact leadership and we struck the leadership.” -Peter Pace

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  • Pierre Laval on hope

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    “But the same intelligence compels Germany to practise the same policy.” -Pierre Laval

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  • Stephen Hadley on hope

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    “That U.N. Security Council resolution requires getting Syrian troops and intelligence officials out of Lebanon so that the Lebanese can have elections here this spring that are free and fair and free of outside influence.” -Stephen Hadley

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  • Pat Roberts on hope

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    “First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.” -Pat Roberts

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  • David K. Shipler on hope

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    “Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum they begin, and especially so in the areas of intelligence and law enforcement.” -David K. Shipler

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  • Alexander Mackenzie on hope

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    “I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people.” -Alexander Mackenzie

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