How we cite our quotes: Chapter name.(Chapter Number).Paragraph
Quote #1
It wasn't illegal to be a Communist. But it seemed likely that American Communists might feel allegiance to the Soviet Union. Could a citizen be a Communist and a loyal American at the same time? The FBI thought not. (Rapid Rupture.(5).9)
Sure, some philosophical adherents like Oppenheimer might have seen the appeal in the idealistic nature of the communist system and were thus able to maintain their American loyalty, but as we see with Gold and Hall, others were not able to keep the two separate.
Quote #2
Helberg hit the ground hard, but safely. He sat in the deep snow, thinking, "And here we are, in Norway, cold and inhospitable, but marvelous all the same." (Gliders Down.(10).4)
We admire how much Helberg (and the other Norwegians on the team) are so passionate about their "cold and inhospitable" country. Obviously there must be much more to Norway than snow and mountains, but these guys are seriously in love with their home nation.
Quote #3
Progress was slow, since they each had to handle two seventy-pound loads. They would ski a set distance with one load, put it down, return to the starting point, pick up the second load, and make the trip again. Making things worse, it had been a relatively mild autumn on the Hardanger Plateau. The snow was wet and sticky, the ice on the lakes still thin—forcing them to take the long way around the water. The men reminded each other of an old Norwegian saying: "A man who is a man goes on until he can go no further—and then goes twice as far." (Gliders Down.(10).14)
Perhaps it's the nature of the Norwegian climate that spawns a saying like that (and people who adhere to it, too), but we think the love these men had for their country, as well as a healthy hatred of the occupying forces, was a major motivating factor that cannot be ignored.