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“I'm not a journalist any more. I don't have to stick a microphone up somebody's nostril and I don't have a camera lens behind my shoulder, I think people talk to me in a much franker way.”

Quote by Gerald Seymour

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Gerald Seymour is a British writer born on November 25, 1941. His works primarily focus on political and military themes, which have been well-received by readers. more

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