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A devastating example of a brilliant success of espionage.
- Douglas MacArthur,
General of the Army
His work was impeccable.
- Kim Philby, Soviet spy at the
heart of British Government
In my whole life, I have never met anyone as great as he was.
- Mitsusada Yoshikawa, Prosecutor
who obtained Sorge's death sentence.
The 20th Century has been the century of espionage, and Richard Sorge was probably its most fascinating exemplar - a spy of unparalleled charm, nonchalance, courage, impudence, and brilliance.What a story!
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, jr.
Historian
The spy to end spies! He was a comedian in the sense of Graham Greene, an artist in the sense of Thomas Mann.
- John Le Carré
Sorge was the man whom I regard as the most formidable spy in history.
- Ian Fleming
Richard Sorge was the best spy of all time.
- Tom Clancy
The spy who changed the world.
- Lance Morrow
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