James R. Clapper quotes:

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.

We must remain mindful of the potential impact of over-correcting the authorizations of the intelligence community.

Some of you expressed surprise that I showed up-so many emails to read!

I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful manner.

What I said was, the NSA does not voyeuristically pore through U.S. citizens' e-mails. I stand by that.