John le Carré

'If I had a mission, if I was ever aware of one beyond our business with the enemy, it was to Europe. If I was heartless, I was heartless for Europe. If I had an unattainable ideal, it was of leading Europe out of her darkness towards a new age of reason. I have it still.' 

(John le Carré i A Legacy of Spies)

Det er selvsagt en av hans karakterer som sier dette, men det er neppe langt fra det han selv mente. Og der var vi helt på linje.