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The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe – responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages. – Tom Stoppard

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My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful. – Tom Stoppard

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