J. Edgar Hoover

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

"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 t…"

"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 fo…"

"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 fee…"

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

"The menace of communism in this country will remain a menace until the American people make themselves aware of the techniques of communism. No one who truly understands what it really is can be taken…"

"must be exterminated, and they must be exterminated by us."

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