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Sunday, 22 January 2012

Johnson on trades



No man forgets his original trade: the rights of nations and of kings sink into questions of grammar if grammarians discuss them.
Samuel Johnson

Or economists, scientists, engineers, accountants, statisticians, lawyers, politicians, bishops...

2 comments:

Sam Vega said...

And if they are discussed by "special advisers" and Directors of Corporate Affairs at Carlton Communications? What then, I wonder?

A K Haart said...

SV then the rights of nations sink into questions of political advantage - "sink" being the key word.