"The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man." ― Chauncey Wright Topic(s): Intelligence More From Chauncey Wright "All observers not laboring under hallucinations of the senses are agreed, or can be made to agree, about facts of sensible experience, through evidence toward which the intellect is merely passive, and over which the individual will and character have no control." More In Intelligence "The Intelligence Committee will also examine present counterintelligence programs for the Department of Energy, the National Laboratories, and the Department of Defense."― Charles Foster Bass "Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses."― Quentin Crisp "Well, it’s a – I don’t want to disappoint you, but it’s a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to get into any discussion about that aspect of intelligence matters."― Alexander Downer