“The fatal conceit of most spies is to believe they are loved, in a relationship between equals, and not merely manipulated.” — Ben Macintyre Flaws Copy Share Image
“Survival, to judge from the racks of guns, knives, gougers, stabbers and garrotters on display, tends to involve homicide.” — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
What if?' history is a tricky game, but there is no doubt that the senior planners of D-Day - including Eisenhower and… — Ben Macintyre British Copy Share Image
“The myth of Aryan dominance, initially an attempt to trace the lost language of the Aryas, began as a set of undemonstrable… — Ben Macintyre Natural selection Copy Share Image
“Nietzsche called the ear “the organ of fear,” and believed that the sense of hearing “could have evolved as greatly as it… — Ben Macintyre Fear Copy Share Image
“He urged freedom above all, and self-realization, and spurned “the contemptible sort of well-being dreamed of by shopkeepers, Christians, cows, women, Englishmen… — Ben Macintyre Christianity Copy Share Image
Deception is a sort of seduction. In love and war, adultery and espionage, deceit can only succeed if the deceived party is… — Ben Macintyre Adultery Copy Share Image
“He was a man who regarded his opinions, however briefly adopted, as revealed truth: he never backed down, or listened, or compromised.… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
“War is too messy to produce easy heroes and villains; there are always brave people on the wrong side, and evil men… — Ben Macintyre Heroes and villains Copy Share Image
To disarm while being best armed, out of an elevation of sensibility-that is the means to real peace. — Ben Macintyre Elevation Copy Share Image
“Actually the only one of us who has been to Paraguay in the last thirty years is the Ambassador,” said the receptionist,… — Ben Macintyre Thirty years Copy Share Image
