The truth is, I feel sorry for the Old Etonians. Everybody should be judged on his or her own merits. Assuming that toffs are 'out of touch' is more modern and fashionable than assuming they have a 'natural fitness for government,' but it's no fairer.
タグ: sorry, government, fitness, truth

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I've always hated the idea of carrying grudges and resentments around like a load of mouldy suitcases.
タグ: hated, grudges, like, always
My speeding offences (whether caught or not) are always in situations where the speed limit is 30, but I think it's 40. And I'm never doing 40, always a careful 37.
タグ: doing, always, never, think
I like snow, but I don't want to live in Siberia.
タグ: want, like, snow, live
Reverse-parking in a small space is one of those high-pressure situations where a critical, watching eye becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
タグ: watching, small, eye, space
My own, purely personal view is that reading, study, poetry, and scientific experiment might be more rewarding than a job or children, so I would never advise anyone against university if they're going for the right reasons.
タグ: never, job, children, poetry
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