In the end, we will never, ever be able to guarantee that there will not be an Edward Snowden or another Chelsea Manning because this is a large enterprise composed of human beings with all their idiosyncrasies. James Clapper Read Quote
I think the founding fathers, in their genius, created a system of three co-equal branches of government and a built-in system of checks and balances. James Clapper Read Quote
I was a part of the decision-making in the Pentagon, when I was the undersecretary for intelligence, to start CYBERCOM, both as a sub-unified command and under a dual-hat arrangement. That was never intended to be permanent in any event. James Clapper Read Quote
Typically, people in the intelligence community are just going to kind of hunker down and do their job, do their mission. And I believe – I have great faith in them. I think they will continue to serve up truth to power even if the power chooses not to listen to the truth. James Clapper Read Quote
Although we must be prepared for a catastrophic large-scale strike, a cyber armageddon, the reality is that we have been living with a constant barrage of cyberattacks for some time. The trend, I believe, will continue. James Clapper Read Quote