I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence Agency office there.

Quote by George J Mitchell

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I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term...

I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term...

First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.

First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.

Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.

Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My...

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My...

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want....

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want....

As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments...

As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments...

What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with...

What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with...

I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to...

I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to...

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers...

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers...

So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often...

So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often...

You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland,...

You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland,...

I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a...

I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a...

So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by...

So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by...

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to...

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to...

And I spent that time working as an insurance adjuster and going to law school...

And I spent that time working as an insurance adjuster and going to law school...

I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living...

I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living...

I enjoyed practicing law.

I enjoyed practicing law.

In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I...

In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I...

The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have...

The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have...

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I...

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I...