David BaldacciPolitics is a dirty, ruthless business, Agent Robie. It makes the intelligence sector look relatively honorable by comparison.
About This Quote
A character in the novel "The Bourne Supremacy" by Robert Ludlum. The quote is a reference to the fact that those with political power, such as heads of state, often have a vested interest in keeping their financial or personal secrets under wraps, and often go to great lengths to keep them that way.
Source: The Target
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