Difficult questions Quote by Thomas E Ricks

“Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time, and at certain moments…

— George Orwell

“England is the most class-ridden country under the sun,” Orwell charged in “The Lion and the Unicorn.” “It is a land of snobbery and…

— Thomas E Ricks

“But the superiority of the British is that it is a matter of complete indifference to them if they appear to be stupid.”

— Margaret MacMillan

“To defend the indefensible, George Orwell once observed, political figures employ language that consists largely of “euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.”

— Jack Cashill

“If there is an injustice or a barbarity possible, I might have been sure the law of England would make haste to perpetrate it.”

— Grant Allen

The ruling British elite are like animals--not only in their morality, but in their outlook on knowledge. They are clever animals, who are masters…

— Lyndon LaRouche

It seems appropriate that the author of '1984' was a British citizen. George Orwell must have seen how easily the great British public's lamb-like…

— Heather Brooke

“It’s the obvious, painful example, yes. The scandalous thing, really, is that I do not believe the English are the most superior beings to…

— Maya Rodale

“Blenkinsop sighed. "As usual, those of you who can think of better ways to win the war are invited to write directly to Mr.…

— Ken Follett

“Britain wouldn’t have won the war without its eccentric geniuses.”

— Sara Sheridan

“The foundation of England's greatness is that Englishmen hate to look fools.”

— Arnold Bennett

“I had long since realised that if there was greatness in Britain, then it lay in its everyday citizens, and not in its institutions.”

— Nikesh Shukla