Do you know who Dame Stella Rimington is? (I know, one wants to say “Remington,” but it’s “Rimington,” somehow.) She is the former head of MI5, one of the British intelligence agencies. She is said to be the model for how Judi Dench — Dame Judith — played M in the Bond movies. I quote Dame Stella in Impromptus today.
Talking about the characteristics of other intelligence agencies, she said, “The Italians were all ex-admirals and terribly courteous — lots of hand-kissing and bowing. The French were extremely good and seemed able to do anything. We worried about laws; they seemed able to do exactly what they liked, so we rather envied them.”
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Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/271977/fun-nationalities-jay-nordlinger
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