"[There] are people who make a complete and……" — Michael Palin
"[There] are people who make a complete and utter mockery of 'democracy' and 'equality' - they're the casualties of the primitive rules of competition which run our society, and the welfare state just keeps them alive. That's all."
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65 Quotes by Michael Palin
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The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing.
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