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I should probably say only correct things, but I have a sneaking suspicion if everybody does that, the world’s going to die of boredom. The world needs a fool — not that I think I’m a fool. Though some may disagree.

— Laurence Fox

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Source: "Laurence Fox interview: Let the hipsters hate me — I won't dance to their politically correct tune" The Sunday Times (17 November 2019).
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It's called free speech. I realise that the new woke world is low on laughter and high on offence, but it's still worth trying to find the lighter moments in this joyless new cancel culture which has been created for us.

My agent was like, "I’ll stand by you, darling ... Get out!"

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It's so easy to throw the charge of racism at everybody and it's really starting to get boring now.

I've encountered racism from black people towards me, when I was working in Kenya for seven months. It’s the way you’re spoken to — racism can be deferential.

Success is standing. Success is getting to the end and not losing my mind.

I say, "Can we just get on and not be mean to each other?" But I feel compelled to be mean to the wokies.

I personally think it's a dreadful idea that Holocaust denial is, you know, a crime in various places because how are you going to give someone an opportunity to air their ridiculous views, without evidence, without giving someone else the opportunity to correct them?

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