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title: "5 Obsequiousness Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-leibovich/to-cover-politics-in-washington-allows-you-to-live-in-the-very-very/)

[Mark Leibovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-leibovich/)

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> [ \[Samuel\] Johnson's conversation was by much too strong for a person accustomed to obsequiousness and flattery; it was mustard in a young… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hester-lynch-piozzi/samuel-johnson-s-conversation-was-by-much-too-strong-for-a-person/)

[Hester Lynch Piozzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hester-lynch-piozzi/)

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> [Those of us forced to read the London papers sometimes speculate about which is greater: the average British hack's sloth, mendacity, ignorance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/those-of-us-forced-to-read-the-london-papers-sometimes-speculate/)

[Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/)

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> [The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-british-labour-party-has-always-had-a-very-strong-atlanticist/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/john-pilger-10261_action_the-british-labour-party-has-always-had_2601713.jpg)

> [The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-british-labour-party-has-always-had-a-very-strong-atlanticist-2/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/john-pilger-10261_action_the-british-labour-party-has-always-had_3164245.jpg)

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