I tried to instill a different motivation, to give them the security and the conviction that they were doing something good, something necessary, something useful - if you want to use a grandiose expression, that they were doing something for… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
You can't do anything if a person says no. In such a case, there's nothing you can do - unlike the popular cliche that… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
“The Intelligence Services of East and West have given Europe over fifty years of peace - the longest the Continent has ever known. They… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
We planted bugs, microphones, in premises which interested us in the West. We weren't too successful - I would have said unfortunately in former… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
There were some tragic cases of women whose love was abused, who for a certain time procured important documents or information, not knowing who… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
Making use of human weaknesses in intelligence work is a logical matter. It keeps coming up, and of course you try to look at… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
At our college we were taught a universal approach to find out about a person: what problems the person has, what difficulties, what personal… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
Most of the results of using technical bugging devices were of little importance for my service. It may have been different in counter-intelligence, where… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
One person can take papers, photograph them without getting excited, return them, and give them away without any scruples; while someone else has to… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
I feel that I, and the people under my command, tried to use all the traditional methods of recruiting agents which were also used… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
The particular feature of Berlin - well, all you need to do is look at the map: the geographical position of the city right… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
“I know Mischa, but you know how the politburo runs. If I say one word of this in there, I'll be out of my… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
