Wilhelm Canaris (1887–1945) German admiral, head of military intelligence service
About speaking to Hitler. Quoted in "Hitler's Spies: German Military Intelligence in World War II" - Page 234 - by David Kahn - True Crime - 2000
“Doctor, you keep asking me to see your point of view, which is based on ethics. You never see mine, which isn’t.”
— Larry Niven, book The Mote in God's Eye
Source: The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Chapter 53 “The Djinn” (p. 516; spoken by a politician to a scientist)
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