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Sir Humphrey: "The Official Secrets Act isn’t to protect secrets – it’s to protect officials."
Sir Humphrey: "Ministers should never know more than they need to know – then they can’t tell anyone. Like secret agents they may be captured and tortured."
Bernard: "By terrorists?"
Sir Humphrey: "By the BBC!"
Sir Humphrey: "The principle of democratic accountability requires the occasional human sacrifice."
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