Anthony Sampson Quotes

Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson was a British writer and journalist. His most notable and successful book was Anatomy of Britain, which was published in 1962 and was followed by five more "Anatomies", updating the original book under various titles. He was the grandson of the linguist John Sampson, of whom he wrote a biography, The Scholar Gypsy: The Quest For A Family Secret . He also gave Nelson Mandela advice on Mandela's famous 1964 defence speech at the trial which led to his conviction for life. Wikipedia  

✵ 3. August 1926 – 18. December 2004
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Famous Anthony Sampson Quotes

“Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as "Call Me God") to KCMG ("Kindly Call Me God") to GCMG”

Anthony Sampson

"God Calls Me God"
Source: Anatomy of Britain Today (1965), Chapter 18.

“Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble.”

Anthony Sampson

Source: Anatomy of Britain Today (1965), Chapter 2.

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