“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011 film)”

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British novelist and spy 1931

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“Elegance should be left to shoemakers and tailors”

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reported by [Arnold Berliner, Curt Thesing, Die Naturwissenschaften, Springer-Verlag, 1946, 36]
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“4301. Tailors and Writers must mind the Fashion.”

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