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John le Carre

"If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing."

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Donna Grant

"Politicians look for interests not people."

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Donna Grant

"When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another - except brute, physical force."

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Donna Grant

"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."

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Donna Grant

"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

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Donna Grant

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

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Donna Grant

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

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Donna Grant

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

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Donna Grant

"In my view, any government whose state is perpetually at war, and remains so in spite of initiatives to make peace, is incompetent and unfit and should resign."

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Donna Grant

"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

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Donna Grant

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

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John le Carre
"Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie."

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John le Carre
"The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat."

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John le Carre
"A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world."

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John le Carre
"If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing."

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John le Carre
"Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love."

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John le Carre
"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

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John le Carre
"Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that."

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John le Carre
"A committee is an animal with four back legs."

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