Malcolm Muggeridge Quotes

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Malcolm Muggeridge’s dry wit still lands a punch, whether he’s mocking tea rituals or empty Christmas parties. His sharp one‑liners expose pretension with a grin, making the old feel fresh. If you like his bite, check out British satire from Peter Cook, the acerbic humor of Dorothy Parker, or George Orwell’s witty essays.

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“Later the place was as deserted as Malcolm Muggeridge's Christmas party of fellow intellectuals.”

William Donaldson

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1 - 2 An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation. Malcolm Muggeridge Bad humor is an evasion…

Malcolm Muggeridge

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“Even so, his friend the journalist Malcolm Muggeridge would conclude that “he was at heart strongly anti-Semitic.” At”

Thomas E Ricks

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“Never mind,’ said Mr Kishore. ‘If you’re tired, I know just the thing for you—a nice cup of tea.’ I think it…

Ruskin Bond

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“Malcolm Muggeridge, once a keen British social and cultural critic who in his old age became something of a religious fanatic. While…

S.T. Joshi

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[On Malcolm Muggeridge:] He thinks he was knocked off his horse by God, like St. Paul on the road to Damascus. His…

Katharine Whitehorn

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“Reading Mr. Malcolm Muggeridge's brilliant and depressing book, "The Thirties", I thought of a rather cruel trick I once played on a…

George Orwell

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Now I know I am an intellectual. I saw Malcolm Muggeridge on the television last night, and I understood nearly every word.…

Sue Townsend

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