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Our ideal is the statesman who knows and loves his country and who never makes the mistake of underestimating his employer, either in intelligence or strength.

— Margery Allingham The Oaken Heart (1941)

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Telling the truth is the basis of all classic art.

The Oaken Heart (1941)

To be free takes a lot of time and trouble.

The Oaken Heart (1941)

Few people can see God, and it seems an even bolder mind to see the Devil. Active evil is more incomprehensible than active good, and so it ought to be.

The Oaken Heart (1941)

As a nation, we English will fight and die for principles we cannot find time to teach in our free schools.

The Oaken Heart (1941)

We, me and thee and the parson and all the other lads in the village constitute the public, and the politicians are our servants.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
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