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Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they dont know what the

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they dont know what they are conserving. – Robertson Davies

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Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best. – Robertson Davies

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diet
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Too much traffic with a quotation book begets a conviction of ignorance in a sensitive reader. Not only is there a mass of quotable stuff he never quotes, but an even vaster realm of which he has never heard. – Robertson Davies

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Quotations
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Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars. – Robertson Davies

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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. – George Osborne

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I honestly believe that theres an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America. – Herman Cain

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The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves. – Deng Xiaoping

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