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1890–1971 England

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971) was an English humorist in many literary forms, a law-reform activist, and an independent M.P. representing Oxford University.

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Bus driver, we board you, a shivering queue,
We're safe and snug now, and forget about you;
But on through the darkness you rumble alone,
With no mate at your side and no eyes but your own.

"Let's Stop Somebody from Doing Something", Ballads for Broadbrows (1930).

A man who has made up his mind on a given subject twenty-five years ago and continues to hold his political opinions after he has been proved to be wrong is a man of principle; while he who from time to time adapts his opinions to the changing circumstances of life is an opportunist.

Uncommon Law (1935)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: A. P. Herbert (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.