The politician's prayer is: May my words be ever soft and low, for I may have to eat … - Norman Lamont

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She did not suddenly start being disagreeable this afternoon, she was so good at it, she had evidently practised whatever are the scales and arpeggios of rudeness every day of her life.

Norman Lamont

The politician's prayer is: May my words be ever soft and low, for I may have to eat them.

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