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> [“The Intelligence Services of East and West have given Europe over fifty years of peace - the longest the Continent has ever known. They did so by keeping their leaders from being surprised.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/the-intelligence-services-of-east-and-west-have-given-europe-over/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

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## More by Markus Wolf

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/you-can-t-do-anything-if-a-person-says-no-in-such-a-case-there-s/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [“The Intelligence Services of East and West have given Europe over fifty years of peace - the longest the Continent has ever known. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/the-intelligence-services-of-east-and-west-have-given-europe-over/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [What we wanted from an agent depended on what he brought in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/what-we-wanted-from-an-agent-depended-on-what-he-brought-in/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [We planted bugs, microphones, in premises which interested us in the West. We weren't too successful - I would have said unfortunately in former…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/we-planted-bugs-microphones-in-premises-which-interested-us-in-the/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [There were some tragic cases of women whose love was abused, who for a certain time procured important documents or information, not knowing who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/there-were-some-tragic-cases-of-women-whose-love-was-abused-who-for-a/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [Making use of human weaknesses in intelligence work is a logical matter. It keeps coming up, and of course you try to look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/making-use-of-human-weaknesses-in-intelligence-work-is-a-logical/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [At our college we were taught a universal approach to find out about a person: what problems the person has, what difficulties, what personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/at-our-college-we-were-taught-a-universal-approach-to-find-out-about/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/most-of-the-results-of-using-technical-bugging-devices-were-of-little/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [One person can take papers, photograph them without getting excited, return them, and give them away without any scruples; while someone else has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/one-person-can-take-papers-photograph-them-without-getting-excited/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [I feel that I, and the people under my command, tried to use all the traditional methods of recruiting agents which were also used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/i-feel-that-i-and-the-people-under-my-command-tried-to-use-all-the/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [The particular feature of Berlin - well, all you need to do is look at the map: the geographical position of the city right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/the-particular-feature-of-berlin-well-all-you-need-to-do-is-look-at/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/i-know-mischa-but-you-know-how-the-politburo-runs-if-i-say-one-word/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

> [I tried to instill a different motivation, to give them the security and the conviction that they were doing something good, something necessary, something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-wolf/i-tried-to-instill-a-different-motivation-to-give-them-the-security/)

[Markus Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-wolf/)

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