Sir Richard Dearlove on

national security

6 quotes · Dec 2017 – Dec 2025

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  1. Dearlove argues state security is government's first responsibility, more important than the NHS or individual health.

    “It's more important than National Health Service. I mean, you take a Ciceronean view of the state, the security of the state is the first responsibility of the government.”

    16:37 · One Decision · 22 Dec 2025 · permalink
  2. Dearlove says no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir.

    “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security, because, you know, what you've done is to sort of pull together the diversity and complexity of a modern democratic security structure”

    0:00 · One Decision · 4 Oct 2025 · permalink
  3. Dearlove says no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir.

    “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security, because, you know, what you've done”

    0:00 · One Decision · 4 Oct 2025 · permalink
  4. Dearlove asserts no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir.

    “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security because, you know, what you've done is pull together the diversity and complexity of a modern democratic security structure”

    8:24 · One Decision · 25 Sep 2025 · permalink
  5. Dearlove argues terrorism does not present a systemic threat to the nation despite possibility of horrible attacks.

    “I mean, I don't think terrorism in its current form, you know, presents a systemic threat to the nation. It presents, the possibility of horrible happenings,”

    6:00 · BBC Politics · 14 Dec 2017 · permalink
  6. Dearlove argues terrorism does not present a systemic threat to the nation despite horrible incidents.

    “I don't think terrorism in its current form, you know, presents a systemic threat to the nation. It presents, the possibility of horrible happenings,”

    6:01 · BBC Politics · 14 Dec 2017 · permalink

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