Seth Alexander Thevoz
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“Around him, he built up a close cadre of followers. Some, like Muhammad Ali Jinnah (later founder of modern-day Pakistan), became NLC members themselves; others like the young Mohandas Gandhi were content to remain visitors.”
― Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
― Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
“One persistent blackballer in an Edinburgh club had managed to veto all new applicants for two years, until he realised he had misunderstood the process – in casting his ballot for ‘No’, he believed it meant ‘No objection’.”
― Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
― Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
“By the late eighteenth century, those in power were getting younger – George III acceded to the throne aged twenty-two, and Pitt the Younger became prime minister at twenty-four.”
― Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
― Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs
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