Aldrich Ames Quotes on trust

The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo... view

By: Aldrich Ames

The resistance of policy-makers to intelligence is not just founded on an ideological presupposition. They distrust intelligence sources and intelligence officials because they don't understand what the real problems are... view

By: Aldrich Ames

To the extent that I considered the personal burden of harming the people who had trusted me, plus the Agency, or the United States, I wasn't processing that... view

By: Aldrich Ames

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task... view

By: Aldrich Ames

Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust... view

By: Aldrich Ames