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Confidentiality Quotes

Why some things stay unsaid.

These lines cover confidentiality promised to informants in exchange for testimony and the broader duty to protect grand jury proceedings. See Agreement quotes for more on trust and commitments kept.

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises.

Quotes by Warren E. Burger

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect.

Quotes by Richard M. Nixon

There are, in the King case in particular, some names of confidential informants, persons to whom we promised confidentiality in return for their testimony. We have put their testimony in the public domain, but feel that their names should continue...

Quotes by Louis Stokes

So what I was essentially doing was, I compromised the confidentiality of their proprietary software to advance my agenda of becoming the best at breaking through the lock.

Quotes by Kevin Mitnick

Ability Quotes

The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.

Quotes by Ken Starr

I am outraged that a House member has tried through this provision to breach the traditional confidentiality of individual Americans' tax returns. There is no reason for this measure, and this last-minute act violates all principles of judgment and common...

Quotes by John Warner

Governments want to control information. To do this, they have elaborate systems for promoting themselves via propaganda departments and for ensuring confidentiality with official-secrets laws. There are good reasons for these: people need information, and national security deserves secrecy.

Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

In almost every profession - whether it's law or journalism, finance or medicine or academia or running a small business - people rely on confidential communications to do their jobs. We count on the space of trust that confidentiality provides....

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.

Quotes by Gijs de Vries

Advice Quotes

I was an assistant once. I worked for Rob Reiner and his family. I did sign a confidentiality agreement, though.

Quotes by Cheryl Hines

A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

Quotes by Bob Woodward

Like any good lawyer, I'm going to maintain a confidentiality of advice offered in confidence.

Quotes by Ari Melber

Frequently Asked Questions

What situations do these confidentiality quotes describe?
They span legal proceedings, grand jury secrecy, protection for informants, and objections to breaching the privacy of ordinary taxpayers' records.
Why is grand jury confidentiality considered important?
One quote states plainly that keeping grand jury matters confidential holds real value, tied to protecting the integrity of the process itself.
Is there a quote about protecting informants?
Yes, it describes promising confidentiality to informants in a specific case in exchange for their testimony, while still making other parts of that testimony public. See Agreement quotes for more on commitments and trust.
Is there a quote about tax return privacy?
Yes, one expresses outrage over a House provision that would strip away the long-standing privacy tied to personal tax filings, calling the move unjustified.
What else relates to trust and privacy?
Browse Ability quotes or Always quotes for related themes of reliability and duty.

Another entry objects to breaching the confidentiality of ordinary Americans' tax returns without real justification. Browse Ability quotes or Always quotes for related themes of duty and reliability.