We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and elsewhere can sleep safely in… — John le Carre
We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and elsewhere can sleep safely in their beds at night.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold · 1963
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Carré, John le. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Victor Gollancz & Pan, 1963, ch. 2.