George Orwell (1903–1950) English author and journalist
Part II : Shopkeepers At War, § II
The Lion and the Unicorn (1941)
“When his rolls royce was mobbed by fans the chauffeur said:
''do you want me to get them off the car?''
and Lennon replied: ''No - they paid for it, they can wreck it”
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