"The range of his sympathies and interests makes Handlyng Synne the best picture of English life before Langland and Chaucer."

"This is a war," Leamas replied. "It's graphic and unpleasant because it's fought on a tiny scale, at close range; fought with a wastage of innocent life sometimes, I admit. But it's nothing, nothing a…"

"Well, then, had I been at Martinique, I should also have been on the side of the English, because above all things it is necessary to save one's life. I am for the whites, because I am white; I have n…"

"It is preeminently the province of government to protect the weak. The average citizen does not lead the life of independence that was his in former days under a less complex order of society. When a …"

"I made a very historic decision. Every month, we will give cash to our athletes for their lifetime if they get medals in the Olympic games."