The value of intelligence depends on its breeding. That was… - John le Carré

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The value of intelligence depends on its breeding. That was John Landsbury's favorite dictum. Until you know the pedigree of the information you cannot evaluate a report. Yes, that was what he used to say: We are not democratic. We close the door on intelligence without parentage.

John le Carré

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John le Carré is the pen-name of David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), who was a British writer of spy novels and a former spy himself.

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