"My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak."
― John le Carre
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Society
More From John le Carre
- "More particularly, having a largely German-oriented education has made me very responsive to 19th-century German literature."
- "During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn’t easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity."
- "A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it."
More In Society
- "I believe if there is any place left where the humanity is still visible, it can not be anywhere else than in an Islamic society. Time would come when the world would be obliged to accept this reality."― Jermaine Jackson
- "The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society."― Joe Biden
- "I mean, Britain is a country of successful Muslim businesspeople, teachers and educators, journalists. So, we have to say very strongly that the two million plus Muslims in Britain, the vast bulk of them make a huge contribution to our society, and they actually make it the vibrant society it is."― David Miliband