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Quote by Edward Thorndike
Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in a

Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals. – Edward Thorndike

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There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together there are no ideas – the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform. – Edward Thorndike

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Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology. – Edward Thorndike

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Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks. – Jim Ryun

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We cant gather the intelligence we need to foil future attacks, if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. But for some reason, weve already done that – with the terrorist who tried to bring down Flight 253. – Peter King

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Yes we have a specific procedure which we follow in all cases where the Agency is in contact, for the purposes of acquiring intelligence or whatever the case may be, with an individual. – Richard M. Helms

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Another factor is the decision, made in 1976, to sharply divide the FBI and the foreign intelligence agencies. The FBI would collect within the United States the foreign intelligence agencies would collect overseas. – Bobby Ray Inman

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