"Purpose of counter-intelligence action is to disrupt and it is immaterial whether facts exist to substantiate the charge. If facts are present it aids in the success of the proposal but the Bureau feels … that disruption can be accomplished without facts to back it up."

“You state that the Bureau under the should not attack programs of community interest such as the "Breakfast for Children." … You have obviously missed the point.… This program was formed by the BPP for obvious reasons, including their efforts to create an image of civility, assume community control of Negroes, and to fill adolescent children with their insidious poison.”

“Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo.”

“Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.”

“must be exterminated, and they must be exterminated by us.”

“We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don’t clear anybody. We don’t condemn anybody.”

“Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.”