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Eileen Ford wanted me to fix my nose and my teeth. I said, Sure, great, but I really had no intention to.

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A Stalin functionary admitted, Innocent people were arrested: naturally - otherwise no one would be frightened. If people were arrested only for specific misdemeanours, all the others would feel safe and so become ripe for treason.

Fear, Naturally, People, Ripe, Safe, Would Be
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I very much wanted to be editor of the 'New Statesman!' But I never wanted to be prime minister, except maybe as a little boy.

Boys, Editors, Except, Littles, Maybe, Statesman

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

Important, Next, Politics, Thing, Willpower

If the decline of Christianity created the modern political zealot - and his crimes - so the evaporation of religious faith among the educated left a vacuum in the minds of Western intellectuals easily filled by secular superstition. There is no other explanation for the credulity with which scientists, accustomed to evaluating evidence, and writers, whose whole function was to study and criticize society, accepted the crudest Stalinist propaganda at its face value. They needed to believe; they wanted to be duped.

Believe, Easily, Evaporation, Political, Religious, Western

The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U. S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear.

Fear, Inspire, Johnson, Kennedy, Leader, President

I was very fond of Princess Diana. She used to have me over to lunch to ask my advice. I'd give her good advice, and she'd say: 'I entirely agree. Paul, you're so right. ' Then she'd go and do the opposite.

Advice, Agree, Lunch, Opposites, Paul, Princess
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