It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.
Douglas Hurd
Goodnight everyone, sleep well.
Pretty poor pupils!
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Goodnight friend.
Nighty night, Zen.
Durma bem.
OZ
Noapte buna din Bucaresti. (Don’t know how to make a cedilla accent under the ‘t’) 🙂
‘Pretty poor pupils’ suggests Douglas was short-sighted. Isn’t that endemic among politicians? My favourite fact is that it’s taken since 1946 for them to notice that the Bulge is about to demand state pensions and other retirement benefits.
A myopic bunch indeed!
Akshully I quite liked Douglas. He had a ‘world view’ which seems to be are among present-day British Foreign Secs.
Me, too. He was a gentleman.
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