"For two years living in a neutral country I have been able to see through the haze of propaganda to reach something which my conscience tells me is the truth."

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Source : John Amery (2007). “John Amery Speaks, &: England and Europe”

John Amery

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“The greatest and truest models for all oratorsis Demosthenes. One who has not studied deeply and constantly all the great speeches of the great Athenian, is not prepared to speak in public. Only as the constant companion of Demosthenes, Burke, Fox, Canning and Webster, can we hope to become orators.”
“We in Germany could, for example, lower taxes. And who is against that? The Social Democrats. We could also mobilize more private investments for public infrastructure projects liken the construction of highways. But the Social Democrats also reject this, even though they are at times similar to others abroad in their carping about the surplus. Incidentally, some of the consequences of the good economic situation are strong increases in wages, rising pensions and a strong labor market.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I have yet to see a death case among the dozen coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which the defendant was well represented at trial... People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.”
“None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not to direct others, at least to govern our selves.”
“When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.”

Source : William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin
“I enjoyed playing around with that guy, and it was a pleasure every three, four years, coming back seeing how the wardrobe is. Is he heavy? Is he thin? I had fun.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“No one can be a sex kitten every day, and anyone who tells you that is lying.”
“Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.”

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