"Anyone in England who puts himself forward to be elected to a position of political power is almost bound to be socially or emotionally insecure, or criminally motivated, or mad."

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Auberon Waugh

#Insecure Quotes #Mad Quotes #Political Quotes

“If a child in its first thousand days - from conception to two years old - does not have adequate nutrition, the damage is irreversible.”
“When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.”
“Your company does not belong inmarkets where it cannot be the best.”
“Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.”
“Most people who work with me can tell you I'm a bit of a pessimist about business stuff. Not because I don't believe in what I'm doing, I just don't like feeling presumptuous. Like, 'This is what's going to happen!' Honestly, I don't know what will happen.”
“Everyone, no matter what their marital circumstance or number of children, can be defenders of the Lordâ€™s plan described in the family proclamation. If it is the Lordâ€™s plan, it should also be our plan!”
“If I am a pure product of genetic, cultural, or class determination, I have no responsibility for my action in the world and, therefore, it is not possible for me to speak of ethics. Of course, this assumption of responsibility does not mean that we are not conditioned genetically, culturally, and socially. It means that we know ourselves to be conditioned but not determined.”
“But I am more than a name. More than they tell me”

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