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Side Glance: Security |
The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes.
—Martin Buber, Israel and the World
Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.
—Baruch Spinoza
I was once accidentally given some classified information in my government job. I had been at a breakfast meeting where one of the attendees had passed around copies of a presentation that inadvertently included something that was classified. Since most of us at the meeting didn’t have a need to know that information, and since in any case it wasn’t appropriately marked as classified, this was considered a spill and had to be cleaned up immediately.
An hour or so later, two men showed up at my office in dark suits and carrying briefcases. ...