Claud Cockburn Quotes

A wartime Minister of Information is compelled, in the national interest, to such continuous acts of duplicity that even his natural hair must grow to resemble a wig.

Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.

A newspaper is always a weapon in somebody's hands.

Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead.

There is nothing quite so terrifying as a mad sheep.

An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions.

If I wrote a book about England I should call it What About Wednesday Week? which is what English people say when they are making what they believe to be an urgent appointment.