Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth 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.

S. Theatre Works' The Play's the Thing (2001). Edgar Hoover was the nominal author of a number of books and articles.

Edgar Hoover would give his right eye to take over and all congressmen and senators are afraid of him". They are dabbling in sex-life scandals and plain blackmail. He used the FBI to harass political dissenters and activists to amass secret files on political leaders and to collect evidence using illegal methods.