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41 " Chodron’s advice: “Don’t believe everything you think. "
― Hillary Rodham Clinton , State of Terror
42 " are the Dead,” she thought, remembering the war poem. “Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, / Loved and were loved…” Ellen Adams looked behind her at the relatives watching her. Then back to the blankets, like a field of poppies. "
43 " The true nature of terror is the unknown. The truly terrible thrives in silence. "
44 " The powerful admitted a mistake, thereby robbing it of its hold on them. Only "
45 " It was the strong shadow that accompanied the bright light of democracy. People were free to abuse their freedoms. "
46 " Most successful politicians had charisma. But this went way beyond that. To be in his orbit was to experience something extraordinary. There was a pull, a promise of excitement. Of danger. Like juggling grenades. "
47 " When she arrived, she handed Ellen the slip of paper saying, “I hope you know that President Dunn is a great man.” Ellen almost asked if he’d told her to say that, but instead she said, “Perhaps. It’s a shame he’s not a good one. "
48 " Ellen Adams was appreciating, if you weren’t at the table, you were on the menu. "
49 " the weak blustered, denied, lied, and struck out wildly. The powerful admitted a mistake, thereby robbing it of its hold on them. Only the truly formidable could afford to show contrition "
50 " Buddhist nun Thubten Chodron’s advice: “Don’t believe everything you think. "
51 " Vehicles "
52 " Deep State,” said the Director of National Intelligence. Ellen rounded on him. “It’s not depth we need to worry about, it’s width. It’s everywhere. Four years of hiring, of promoting, of rewarding people who’d say and do anything to prop up a deranged President has left us vulnerable. "
53 " Not bothering to look up as the motorcade passed. While not enamored of the leadership, Secretary Adams very much liked the Russian people. At least those she’d met. They were more than resilient; they were vibrant, full of life and laughter. Always generous and hospitable. Ready to share a meal, a bottle. Ellen could never deny the fortitude of the Russian people. Though it struck her as a crying shame that they’d valiantly fought off the Nazis and fascism from the outside, only to see it creep toward them from within. Ellen was more than a little afraid that if her mission failed, the same thing would happen in the United States. Was, in fact, already happening. "
54 " Given a choice between bedlam and a dictatorship, what do you think the American people will choose? Driven by fear of another attack, in a state of terror, they’ll do the terrorists’ work for them. "