"Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Intelligence Tags: affected More From Ambrose Bierce "Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art." "Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country." "Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable." More In Intelligence "There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love."― William Hazlitt "During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of the Soviets, and we allowed our human intelligence to decline."― Bob Graham "Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult – often impossible – for us to share information with the Central Intelligence Agency, with NSA, with the other intelligence agencies, and likewise, for them to share information with us."― Robert Mueller