“A conservative is someone who does not think he is morally superior to his grandfather.”
John Howard (1939) 25th Prime Minister of Australia
Quote from The Howard Era.
“Someone who's on top of the world isn't much of an observer: happy people are poor psychologists. But someone who's troubled about something is on the alert. The perceived threat sharpens his senses - he takes in more than he usually does.”
— Stefan Zweig, book The Post Office Girl
The Post Office Girl (published posthumously in 1982)
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