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It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?

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How far can we go in the rightful defence of our western values, without abandoning them along the way? My fictional chief of the British Service — I called him Control — had no doubt of the answer: "I mean, you can't be less ruthless than the opposition simply because your government's policy is benevolent, can you now?"

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Peace, gentlemen, it is well known, does not come of its own accord, and neither does freedom. Peace has enemies. Peace must be won by the sword.

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John le Carré

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Born: October 19, 1931
Died: December 12, 2020 (aged 89)
Bio: David John Moore Cornwell, pen name John le Carré, was a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and the 1960s, Cornwell worked for the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service, and began writing novels under a pen name.
Known for:
  1. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974)
  2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)
  3. A Perfect Spy (1986)
  4. The Night Manager (1993)
  5. The Honourable Schoolboy (1977)
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