"Power without responsibility - the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages."

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Source : 1931 Speech,18 Mar. Rudyard Kipling, Baldwin's cousin, is alleged to be the original author of this famous phrase. Harold Macmillan claimed that the Duke of Devonshire (his father-in-law) responded 'Good God, that's done it, he's lost us the tarts.'

Stanley Baldwin

#Responsibility Quotes #Age Quotes #Harlots Quotes

“I loved the full heat of being drunk, like I was made of melting chocolate and spreading in all directions.”

Source : Leslie Jamison (2010). “The Gin Closet”, p.52, Simon and Schuster
“Once upon a time humans faced each other and pulled thoughts from minds, advanced rapidly, revolutionised industry and evolved explosively. Then one day they stopped, and stared at a box. They grew fat and awkward in public, stopped expressing emotions and couldn't figure out how to reverse it: they reinvented themselves from Emperors back into prawns, because someone turned the TV on.”
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”
“Getting a woman's body and getting her heart are two different things. And gaining her trust is another problem entirely.”

Source : Lora Leigh (2016). “Wicked Pleasure:”, p.136, St. Martin's Griffin
“Laughter is an instant vacation.”
“Now that this torch is lit, we do not have time to dilly dally around...”
“Even great men can be corrupted”
“A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism.”

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