# What should I do with a Top Secret document?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 18, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751 "2023-06-18T21:53:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751/61 "2024-06-14T20:41:11Z")

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> [@Kropotkin](#):
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> Boo! Hiss!

Glad someone got it.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751/62 "2024-06-14T21:07:05Z")

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> [@Kropotkin](#):
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> Boo! Hiss!  
> After reading this thread, I have even more respect for Daniel Ellsberg.

So the Dope is sorta like a drug for you:

“I can stop any time I want.”

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**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751/63 "2024-06-14T21:21:56Z")

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“I’ve quit it several times!”

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751/64 "2024-06-15T00:02:10Z")

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So are pittings like interventions for people then?

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