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Louis XV of FranceThe English have always been the constant and implacable enemies of our race and our house; we have never had a more dangerous one.

—  Louis XV of France, King of France

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Joseph StalinGreat Britain provided time; the United States provided money and Soviet Russia provided blood.

—  Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Soviet leader

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George Bernard ShawAn Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Oscar WildeThe English country gentleman galloping after a fox: the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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VoltaireThe English have only one sauce, melted butter.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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NapoleonEngland is a nation of shopkeepers.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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George Bernard ShawWe don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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George OrwellEngland is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Margaret ThatcherIn my lifetime all our problems have come from mainland Europe and all the solutions have come from the English-speaking nations across the world.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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George Bernard ShawScratch an Englishman and find a Protestant.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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George Bernard ShawThe whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Winston ChurchillDon't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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George SantayanaEngland is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, anomalies, hobbies, and humors.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Arthur KoestlerWhen all is said, England's atmosphere still contains fewer germs of aggression and brutality per cubic foot in a crowded bus, pub or queue than in any other country in which I have lived

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

Sydney SmithWhat a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion!

—  Sydney Smith, 1771-1845, British writer & cleric

Sydney SmithI believe the parallelogram between Oxford Street, Piccadilly, Regent Street, and Hyde Park, encloses more intelligence and human celebrity, to say nothing of wealth and beauty, than the world has ever collected in one space before.

—  Sydney Smith, 1771-1845, British writer & cleric

Jules VerneAn Englishman does not joke about such an important matter as a bet.

—  Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer

Personal Stories

T. S. EliotMy mind may be American but my heart is British.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Franklin P. JonesThe British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.

—  Franklin P. Jones, 1908-1980, American columnist




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