Britain Quote by Gordon Brown

There is not a more disgusting spectacle under the sun than our subserviency to British criticism. It is disgusting, first, because it is truckling,…

— Edgar Allan Poe

“In my experience, when people take offence at something, it is invariably because they know that there is a large grain of truth in…

— arthur mathews

What I have a problem with is these privileged people telling the British people how they should think. I find that rank hypocrisy and…

— Suella Braverman

We are going to have to discuss with and seek the opinions of other countries. We don't wish to offend anyone, least of all…

— Rafael Correa

Those who are determined to be 'offended' will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is…

— Christopher Hitchens

Unfortunately here in the UK we have got into the habit of being nasty about people in the public eye. It's all so vicious.…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Claiming to be offended is a great way to elevate yourself at the expense of others: “Look at me! I'm a much better person…

— Oliver Markus Malloy

“I think there's a difference between (a) offending people for its own sake, which I don't necessarily want to do, because some people are…

— Philip Pullman

it's no longer socially acceptable to make bigoted statements and racist remarks. Some people are having an awful time with that: 'I didn't know…

— Judith Martin

“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more...…

— Stephen Fry

Personally, I think people need to get over this 'being offended' thing. Being offended does not give you the right to silence people. I…

— Ben Miller

The truth is that those at the top of British football do not care about getting rid of racism, they just don't want to…

— John Barnes