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"It isn't about dedication and loyalty, it's about belief in what we do."
"Bill Sullivan: I'm sorry for not standing, my fucking feet are killing me."
"Clover Wilson: Agency first, God second."
"Richard Hayes: I remember a Senator once asked me 'when we talk about CIA why we never use the word the in front of it.' And I asked him 'do you put the word the in front of God?'"
"Clover Wilson: There wasn’t very much to say. Six years is a long time."
"Ulysses: [to Edward] Hello, I believe you know me as Ulysses. Do you know what our code name is for you... it's "Mother". Yes, they said you were the quiet type. But your silence speaks volumes, what is the saying? "Your silence is deafening?" yes that is it. You will be a great adversary Mother, hopefully for many years."
"Arch Cummings: How did the Irish poet say it, hmm? "E'er friend for today, is tomorrow's heartbreak.""
"Dr. Fredericks: Get out while you still can. While you still believe. While you still have a soul."
"Philip Allen: Why is it that people like us choose to serve for nickels a day in a profession that makes us constantly look over our shoulder to see who's watching us?"
"Thomas Wilson: [On writing] "They are right what they say about me. I was weak, a coward. I compromised myself, my honor, my family, my country. I am ashamed of myself. To my wife: I am sorry I've done this to you. To my son: I hope you'll grow to be a courageous man, a good husband, a good father. I hope whatever you decide to do you live a good full life. I hope whatever your dreams maybe come true. Your loving husband and father." -Thomas Wilson's Suicide Note"
"Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it."
"The true story of the birth of the CIA through the eyes of a man who never existed."
"The untold story of the most powerful covert agency in the world."
"All our dirty secrets start here after the time of Henry the third."
"Matt Damon - Edward Bell Wilson"
"Angelina Jolie - Clover/Margaret Ann Russell"
"John Turturro - Ray Brocco"
"Alec Baldwin - Sam Murach"
"Tammy Blanchard - Laura"
"Billy Crudup - Arch Cummings"
"Robert De Niro - General Bill Sullivan"
"Keir Dullea - Senator John Russell, Sr."
"Michael Gambon - Dr. Fredericks"
"Martina Gedeck - Hanna Schiller"
"William Hurt - Philip Allen"
"Timothy Hutton - Thomas Wilson"
"Lee Pace - Richard Hayes"
"Joe Pesci - Joseph Palmi"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.