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Clancy comments that the subtleties of national character can impact the world stage by making espionage more difficult. Americans were quirky by nature, making the sorts of eccentric moves that had to be followed up on as potential espionage cues. Russians, on the other hand, were too orderly by nature to make such distractions appear natural.Tom Clancy
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One presidential advisor to another: "If the world made sense, we'd all have to find honest work.Tom Clancy
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Ice hockey is the closest thing to religion permitted by the Soviet Union.Tom Clancy
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The assistant commander at any post is supposed to be a ruthless son of a bitch.Tom Clancy
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Comrade, you can deceive us. Anyone can―for a time. But not a very long time.Tom Clancy