Quote by John Poindexter
You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiment

You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiments. If you dont get failures, youre not pushing hard enough on the objectives. – John Poindexter

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I really believe that we dont have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both. – John Poindexter

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I knew from the beginning that privacy was going to be a huge issue, especially with regard to applying Total Information Awareness in counterterrorism. Because if the technology development was successful, a logical place to apply it was inside the United States. – John Poindexter

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The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to enable the German economy to function as an economic unit. – James F. Byrnes

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So nevertheless, what Im saying is that what one is – ones parameters are constantly narrowed by ones success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure. – Jeremy Irons

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