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
Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task. – Aldrich Ames
There are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence, that people can get promotions for, because it could result in results. – Aldrich Ames
Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust. – Aldrich Ames