Sublime

At a far pole from accountable public trust, or constitutional duty, Hoover corrupted the FBI to wage political war.

How easy it was to destroy a man’s good name and reputation by suggesting he was in some way subversive or by calling him a communist.

His seat in Congress was already gone: Homer Thornberry, having won the Democratic primary in the Tenth District, was assured of election in November. And he was in imminent danger of having his reputation tarnished so badly that even if he were to desire another political post—appointive or elective—he might not be able to get it. He was in danger