The United States may have retained more of the intellectual imprint of the British 18th century than Britain … - William Rees-Mogg

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I know that some people feel that cooking is time consuming, but cooking is an activity that you can do for yourself and you'll be in good condition to do all the other things that you want to do in your life for a very long time.

William Rees-Mogg

The United States may have retained more of the intellectual imprint of the British 18th century than Britain itself.

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Anyone who has walked through the deserted palaces of Versailles or Vienna realise how much of a part of the life of a nation is lost when a monarchy is abolished. If buckingham palace and windsor castle were transformed into museums, if one politician competed against another for president of the republic, Britain would be a sadder and less interesting place. Our politicians are not men such as could challenge more than a thousand years of history.

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