J. Edgar Hoover, (1895-1972) first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-7] of 7 J. Edgar Hoover quotesJ. Edgar Hoover QuotesJ. Edgar Hoover The Communist threat from without must not blind us to the Communist threat from within. The latter is reaching into the very heart of America through its espionage agents and a cunning, defiant, and lawless communist party, which is fanatically dedicated to the Marxist cause of world enslavement and destruction of the foundations of our republic.~ J. Edgar Hoover We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. ... The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.~ J. Edgar Hoover The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.~ J. Edgar Hoover Truth telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: every single one was a liar.~ J. Edgar Hoover Justice is incidental to law and order.~ J. Edgar Hoover There is no doubt that America is now the prime target of international communism.~ J. Edgar Hoover I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce.~ J. Edgar Hoover Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print