bˈɑːɹnɑːɹd bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ɪf ðə ɹˈɛfɹənt ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɪz stˈeɪt sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, ðˈɛn, ɪn ˈɛsəns, ɪt mˈiːnz ðætðɪ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns stɹˈʌktʃɚz hæv tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fɹʌm ɪts ˈoʊn sˈɪɾɪzənz.
Barnard believed that if the referent object is state security, then, in essence, it means that the intelligence structures have to secure the government from its own citizens.