There are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence, that people can get promotions for, because it could result in results. – Aldrich Ames
I do not want to go into its physical reasons: the construction of the human body is different from that of carnivorous animals. But mans intelligence is such that it can be utilised to defend any-thing he does, whether right or wrong. – Morarji Desai