"Long periods of recession, which tend to be……" — Paul Johnson
"Long periods of recession, which tend to be self-perpetuating, are usually ended by war, or by preparations for it."
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39 Quotes by Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson has 39 quotes on this site.
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As a child I found railroad stations exciting, mysterious, and even beautiful, as indeed they often were.
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Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality.
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To many, Heathrow in August is a paradigm of Hell.
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The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our…
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A deliberate plan is not always necessary for the highest art; it emerges.
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This book is dedicated to the people of America--strong, outspoken, intense in their convictions, sometimes wrong-headed but always generous and…
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Nothing appeals to intellectuals more than the feeling that they represent 'the people'. Nothing, as a rule, is further from…
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I very much wanted to live in Paris when I was in the army, and I was quite determined to.…
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Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman.
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When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.
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Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.
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Human beings are infinitely worth studying, especially the peculiarities that often go along with outstanding gifts.
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A well begun is half ended.
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I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile,…
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Janeane Garofalo ended up, in a sense, being pushed by the media into becoming a pundit.
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We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.
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From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to…
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U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with…
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Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and…
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When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both…
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I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come.
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One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans…
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