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"Churchill is tossed into Opposition by Ramsey MacDonald’s second Labour victory" — Apr 27, 2025 10:15PM
"Churchill is tossed into Opposition by Ramsey MacDonald’s second Labour victory" — Apr 27, 2025 10:15PM
It was a world of chiefdoms and warrior bands, not of organised armies and foreign policy.
“Parlabane found the word 'pro-active' enormously useful, as it immediately exposed the speaker as an irredeemable arsehole, whatever previous impression might have been given. Once upon a time, he remembered, people and companies just did things. But that ceased to be impressive enough, and for a while they 'actively' did things. Now they 'pro-actively' did things, but it was still the same bloody things that they were doing when they just plain old did things. Meaningless wank-language.”
― Quite Ugly One Morning
― Quite Ugly One Morning
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”
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“We sit in the mud, my friend, and reach for the stars.”
― Fathers and Sons
― Fathers and Sons
“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.”
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“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
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