Kim Philby Quotes

Russia, Agent
January 1, 1912 – May, 11, 1988.

Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union in 1963. He served as both an NKVD and KGB operative

To betray, you must first belong.

Kim Philby
Friendship is the most important thing of all.

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- Important
- Friendship

I am really two people. I am a private person and a political person. Of course, if there is a conflict, the political person comes first.

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- People
- Political
It cannot be so very surprising that I adopted a Communist viewpoint in the 1930s; so many of my contemporaries made the same choice. But many of those who made that choice in those days changed sides when some of the worst features of Stalinism became apparent. I stayed the course.

Kim Philby