37 Quotes by James Clapper

I had served in the Republic of Korea in the early '80s while I was on active duty as a director of intelligence for U.S. forces Korea, and kind of followed developments on the peninsula ever since.

To the extent that anyone has leverage over North Korea, it's China.

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.

Part of our obligation is to ensure that policymakers are provided with the fullest possible picture of any matters that might affect national security.

It's certainly not helpful when the commander in chief is a critic of the intelligence community.

I do think - the metaphor I always use - it's the role of intelligence community to stay down in the engine room and shovel that intelligence coal, and people on the bridge get to decide where to drive the ship and how fast and how to arrange all the deckchairs.

It is not the intelligence community's place to set and implement policy.

A leak is an unauthorized disclosure of classified or sensitive information that is improper under any circumstance.

I've long maintained during my 50-plus year career in intelligence that leaks endanger national security, they compromise sources, methods, and tradecraft, and they can put assets' lives at risk.