W. Mark Felt (1913–2008) Whistleblower who exposed the Watergate scandal
Interview in The Hartford Courant (1999)
“I didn't seem to have that effect on anyone but it would have been a waste for both of us to be saints.”
— Meg Rosoff, book How I Live Now
Source: How I Live Now
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