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“I liked Terry more than anyone I'd met for a long time, and we talked everyday. But he did believe the working class - which he referred to as if it were a single-willed-person - would do somewhat unlikely things. 'The working class will take care of those bastards very easily,' he said, referring…” quote by Hanif Kureishi — Download Open image

““I liked Terry more than anyone I'd met for a long time, and we talked everyday. But he did believe the working class - which he referred to as if it were a single-willed-person - would do somewhat unlikely things. 'The working class will take care of those bastards very easily,' he said, referring to racist organisations.””

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