Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

Let us hear from you, folks!

Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The government's proposal ignores the legitimate need for the BARR program, and runs directly counter to long-established assumptions about government's role in the protection of privacy. When the sanctity of citizens' private conduct is threatened by the use of information technology, government's job is to protect the individual, not facilitate the intrusion - that's why the public isn't given access to E-Zpass records detailing where people are driving, or to credit card transactions revealing what consumers are buying." Source: NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen, in a statement reacting to an FAA proposal to severely restrict the BARR program.

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