What politician ever thinks beyond 4 or 5 years? But such thinking is hopelessly inadequate for the big … - Simon Barnes

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The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.

Simon Barnes

What politician ever thinks beyond 4 or 5 years? But such thinking is hopelessly inadequate for the big questions that involve the fabric of the world we live in

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