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I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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To be alive at all involves some risk. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

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You learn, just as you learn good manners, how to approach things with a certain amount of diplomacy. ↗

— Robert MacNeil

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Also, when I didn't like something, I could keep my opinion to myself. ↗

— Robert MacNeil

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And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer. ↗

— Robert MacNeil

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But, finally, I just realized a few years ago that this is where I belonged. I mean everything I had was invested here, emotionally and every other way. And the country had invested enormously in me. ↗

— Robert MacNeil

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