Quote by Aldrich Ames
I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or

I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union. – Aldrich Ames

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Lets say a Soviet exchange student back in the 70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that hed seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage theres no betrayal of trust. – Aldrich Ames

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Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task. – Aldrich Ames

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The Robben Island Bible has arrived at the British Museum. Its a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare. – Daniel Hannan

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Im a big advocate of financial intelligence. – Daymond John

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