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Read My Lips: A Treasury of the Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said (Paperback)

by Matthew Parris (Author), Phil Mason (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (27 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140267980
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140267983
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 216,091 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"This is a great day for france" - Nixon at President Pompidou's funeral. "How nice to see you all here" - Roy Jenkins visiting a prison. "There will be no great war in Europe" - "Daily Express" January 1939. "I am anti-fascist and anti-semitic" - George Bush. Gaffes, errors of judgement, straightforward abuse - these have been part and parcel of politics through the centuries, in all countries. Matthew Parris brings the best together in an entertaining collection, and along the way makes one or two serious points about what we expect from our politicians.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Even the greatest statesmen make mistakes..., 4 Jul 2001
This book will have you chuckling, occassionally raising your eyebrows, but alas never laughing out loud.

The Churchill quotes on how great was Mussolini were revalatory, and reading about Dan Quayle is always funny. One of my favourite quotes however was Napoleon abandoning his army in Moscow:-

Napoleon (to the ferryman) Have any deserters come through this way?

Ferryman: No You Are The First.

But too many of these quotes I had read/heard before. Nevertheless pretty good effort.

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