Jeg er bosat i et land, hvis efterretningstjeneste afgjort er beskeden sammenlignet med de store nabolandes og allieredes tjenester. Ikke desto mindre finder jeg det illusorisk og formålsløst at foreslå, at disse hemmelige tjenester nedlægges.
As a citizen of a country whose intelligence service is certainly very small-scale compared to those of its larger neighbours or allies, I still believe that it is misleading and futile to suggest abolishing the secret services.