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George Mikes

"When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England."

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"When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England."

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"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."

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"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"

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"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."

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