Quote

Secrecy can spring from the best motives but as it grows it begins to exist only for itself, only for its own sake, only to cover its own abuses.

Christopher Dodd

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Christopher Dodd
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 27
Lawyer
Lobbyist
Politician
Screenwriter
Cook County
Illinois
Christopher Dodd
Christopher John Dodd
Best
Motive
Cover
Abuse
Begins
Sake
Spring
Abuses
Exist
Secrecy
Grows
Motives

More quotes by Christopher Dodd

Image
I don't have a right to pick the president's cabinet on substance.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Military solution in Iraq has been disproven and discredited.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.
Christopher Dodd
Image
There was plenty of evidence that Saddam had nuclear weapons, by the way. That is not in dispute. There is plenty of evidence of that.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.
Christopher Dodd
Image
As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.
Christopher Dodd
Image
There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. That is not in debate. I also agree with President Bush that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace and must be disarmed, to quote President Bush directly.
Christopher Dodd
Image
It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf.
Christopher Dodd
Image
America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.
Christopher Dodd
Image
It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist's criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation's commitment to seek the truth and make equal justice a reality.
Christopher Dodd
Image
We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.
Christopher Dodd
Image
I will only vote to confirm a nominee for attorney general who is truly independent and who will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the Constitution.
Christopher Dodd
Image
If you have got high-ranking officials reaching down five levels in the bureaucracy to drag an analyst up to their office to berate them and threaten their jobs because they don't like the conclusions about an intelligence matter, that, in my view, is dangerous.
Christopher Dodd
Image
Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.
Christopher Dodd
Image
I don't care what the public wants, I'm going to give it what it needs!
Christopher Dodd