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'A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts'

'Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.'

'If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency.'

'It's no use crying over spilt summits.'

'It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter'

'Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.'

'There might be 1 finger on the button, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch'

Born in Brixton, London
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What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote. - E M Forster
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The Amboyna Massacre - 1623, The Hexham Riot - 1761, The Wealth of Nations Published - 1776, Burnden Park Disaster - 1946, Vote to retain Union in Northern Ireland - 1973, M5 rapist given 12 life sentences - 1981
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