4 Quotes by Thomas Powers

The logic of war seems to be if the belligerent can fight, he will fight. That leaders will not surrender until surrender is academic. How is a national leader to explain the sacrifice of so much for nothing?

The first rule in keeping secrets is nothing on paper: paper can be lost or stolen or simply inherited by the wrong people; if you really want to keep something secret, don’t write it down.

The first rule in keeping secrets is nothing on paper.

Betrayal, in one form or another, is at the very heart of the world of intelligence.