The CIA has its motto inscribed in stone just inside the front door : “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” There are many CIA professionals who take to heart this injunction to objectivity. Unfortunately the quote is taken out of context and distorted in meaning. The verse from John 8:31-32 reads “…If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ( KJV). The meaning of the entire chapter turns on the meaning of being free. Jesus’ interlocutors are seeking political freedom from Rome while Jesus is discussing a very different kind of freedom.
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