dropdeadfred, ADD - That quote of yours requires context.
"“Is it spying?” Senator Graham asks
“It’s illegal surveillance” IG Horowitz responds "
Without context you could easily be misrepresenting the entire meaning of the exchange.
That's another reason you need a decent supportive link.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”