“What you have to understand, John, is that sometimes
there are forces and events too big, too powerful, with
so much at stake for other people or institutions, that
you cannot do anything about them, no matter how evil
or wrong they are and no matter how dedicated or
sincere you are or how much evidence you have. This is
simply one of the hard facts of life you have to face.” -
Former CIA director William Colby giving advice to his
friend senator John DeCamp, urging to quit his
investigations into the Franklin child abuse affair and to
write a book about his experiences (The Franklin Coverup,
2nd edition, foreword).
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