Smart. And for over 40 years not one of them tried to make themselves rich and/or famous over the case. And not one of them ran his mouth about it. And not one of them ratted out the others. Even today, it appears they intend to remain loyal to the three who still wish to remain anonymous.
Regardless of what I thinks of their politics or their actions, it's hard not to admire their intelligence, loyalty (to each other) and their ability to keep their mouths shut.
I fear we're going to need more people like them in the not too distant future.
Bump
Please note, this was during the LBJ administration:
“Among the grim litany of revelations was a blackmail letter F.B.I. agents had sent anonymously to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., threatening to expose his extramarital affairs if he did not commit suicide.”
What I would like to know is whether the group had a strong suspicion of what they expected to find…or was it simply a case of them stealing all the documents with a collective “well looky what we have here” when they reviewed them. If the former, then perhaps we can view this as having some honourable intent… if they had no clue of what they might find and it was all a fishing exercise, the group could be viewed as just common anti-government thugs who got lucky by finding something that was incriminating. It’s pretty hard to make anyone a hero under those circumstances, no?