“One day somebody will explain to me why it is
that, at a time when science has never been wiser, or the truth more stark, or
human knowledge more available, populists and liars are in such pressing demand.”
—John
le Carré,* British spy novelist,
accepting the 2019 Olof Palme Prize, “John le Carré on Bexit: ‘It’s breaking my heart,’”
The Guardian, Feb. 1, 2020. (Thanks to alert WORDster Jane Kirtley) *né David John Moore Cornwell
• Editorial Comment: Still out there in the cold, Mr.
Smiley.
Kelp
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