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A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. – Stephen Leacock

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The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I dont know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, Ive got one question: What color is the red phone? – Bill Maher

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The danger of having the military take over intelligence is that the military has a very different perspective on the world. – Pete Hoekstra

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God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible. – James Clavell

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Every major player is working on this technology of artificial intelligence. As of now, its benign… but I would say that the day is not far off when artificial intelligence as applied to cyber warfare becomes a threat to everybody. – Ted Bell

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