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Secrecy Quotes

Joseph Brodsky quote: "secrecy is a hotbed of vanity"
secrecy is a hotbed of vanity Joseph Brodsky
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Secrecy begets tyranny."
Secrecy begets tyranny. Robert A. Heinlein
Bill Moyers quote: "Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of."
Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of. Bill Moyers
Ric Ocasek quote: "Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it."
Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it. Ric Ocasek
Edward Teller quote: "Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction."
Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction. Edward Teller
Jeremy Taylor quote: "Secrecy is the chastity of friendship."
Secrecy is the chastity of friendship. Jeremy Taylor
Georg Simmel quote: "Secrecy is thus, so to speak, a transition stadium between..."
Secrecy is thus, so to speak, a transition stadium between being and not-being. Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel quote: "Secrecy involves a tension which, at the moment of revelation,..."
Secrecy involves a tension which, at the moment of revelation, finds its release. Georg Simmel
Secrecy sets barriers between men, but at the same time offers the seductive temptation to break through the barriers by gossip or confession. Georg Simmel
Thomas Carlyle quote: "Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even..."
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious. Thomas Carlyle
Duc De Richelieu quote: "Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State."
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State. Duc De Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu quote: "Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state."
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state. Cardinal Richelieu
Jeremy Bentham quote: "Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be..."
Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government. Jeremy Bentham
Some information is classified legitimately; as with military hardware, secrecy sometimes really is in the national interest. Further, military, political, and intelligence communities tend to value secrecy for its own sake. It's a way of silencing critics and evading responsibility - for incompetence or worse. It generates an elite, a band of brothers in whom the national confidence can be reliably vested, unlike the great mass of citizenry on whose behalf the information is presumably made... Carl Sagan
Abstruse dullness is actually a much more effective shield than is secrecy. For the great disadvantage of secrecy is that it’s interesting. David Foster Wallace

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