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A. N. Wilson | respect

Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.

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A. N. Wilson religion

A. N. Wilson | religion

I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off ‘Thought for the Day’ when it comes on the radio.

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A. N. Wilson religion

When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It’s perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they’ll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.

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A. N. Wilson politics

A. N. Wilson | politics

I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher.

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A. N. Wilson morning

A. N. Wilson | morning

If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great monsters of history, they were at it all the time, that they were getting up in the morning very early. They were physically very active. They didn’t eat lunch.

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A. N. Wilson men

A. N. Wilson | men

The latest research has revealed that women have a higher IQ than men.

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A. N. Wilson knowledge

A. N. Wilson | knowledge

In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: ‘Would you really want President Hattersley?’ I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all.

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A. N. Wilson hope

A. N. Wilson | hope

I suppose if I’d got a brilliant first and done research I might still be a don today, but I hope not. People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life.