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“It was manifest to me that there was something in the Roman Catholic religion which made the priests very dear to the people; for I doubt whether in any village in England, had such an accident happened to the rector, all the people would have roused themselves at midnight to wreak their vengeance on the assailant.”

People Made Doubt Happened England Catholic Dear Accidents Priests Village Manifest Midnight Vengeance Roman Catholic Catholic Religion

Author:Bill Vaughan

“I feel no doubt whatever that the parish laws of England have contributed to raise the price of provisions and to lower the real price of labour.”

Feels Real Law Doubt England Raises No Doubt Labour Provision Parish

Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

Source: An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

“There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. Everybody now-a-days is a father, there is father Mussolini and father Hitler and father Roosevelt and father Stalin and father Trotsky and father Blum and father Franco is just commencing now and there are ever so many more ready to be one. Fathers are depressing. England is the only country now that has not got one and so they are more cheerful there than anywhere. It is a long time now that they have not had any fathering and so their cheerfulness is increasing.”

Long Country Father Doubt Too Much Ready Long Time England No Doubt Depressing Cheerful Cheerfulness Franco Fathering Trotsky

Author:Gertrude Stein

“Season of Migration to the North, by Tayeb Salih, is an eloquent and restrained portrait of one man's exile. It is a rare narrative in that it charts a life divided between England and Sudan. Without a doubt it is one of the finest Arabic novels of the 20th century, and Denys Johnson-Davies' translationdoes the original justice.”

Men Justice Novel Doubt Century Seasons England Originals Narrative One Man Divided Finest Portraits 20th Century Exile Johnson Eloquent Migration Sudan

Author:Hisham Matar

“My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through several editions in foreign countries. I have heard it said that the success of a work abroad is the best test of its enduring value. I doubt whether this is at all trustworthy; but judged by this standard my name ought to last for a few years.”

Years Has Beens Said Book Country Lasts Values Names Language Doubt Heard Ought Standards Tests England Endure Judged Autobiography Trustworthy Foreign Countries

Book:The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:

Source: The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:

“I doubt if 5% of professing Christians in America are born again-and that's true of England!”

Ifs Christian America Born Doubt England Born Again

Author:Leonard Ravenhill

“There's no doubt that he's the biggest sports star in the world now. (on David Beckham)”

World Stars Sports Doubt England No Doubt Beckham Sports Stars

Author:Nick Hornby

“He's a winner. There's no doubt about that, and it's stating the obvious to say that he's a tremendous talent. (on David Beckham)”

Doubt Talent England Obvious Winner No Doubt Beckham Stating The Obvious

Author:Kevin Keegan

“As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such Selfishness, and Littleness even in New England, that I sometimes tremble to think that, altho We are engaged in the best Cause that ever employed the Human Heart, yet the Prospect of success is doubtfull not for Want of Power or of Wisdom, but of Virtue."”

Thinking Want Humans Heart Sometimes America Causes Virtue Doubt Capacity England Selfishness Engaged Human Heart Employed New England

Author:Gordon S. Wood

“Sometimes, with leaders, the stakes are very high indeed. Churchill, in WWII, for example, could not afford to utter publicly his concerns about England's ability to survive Hitler's onslaught. He thought about them, but the leadership conversation sometimes needs to inspire, not voice doubt.”

Needs Sometimes Voice Ability Leader Doubt Example Inspire Conversation Concern England Stakes Wwii

Author:Nick Morgan

“It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change-ringing - is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another.”

People Joy Doubt Pieces Sadness England Arguing Combination Clock Irony No Doubt Addresses Peculiar Bells Nevertheless Typical Sentimental Chimes Joy And Sadness

Author:A. N. Wilson

“As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes; and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity.”

Source: The Portable Benjamin Franklin

“It has been said that the people of this country are deeply interested in the humanitarian and philanthropic considerations involved in [the Eastern Question]. All must appreciate such feelings. But I am mistaken if there be not a yet deeper sentiment on the part of the people of this country, one with which I cannot doubt your lordships will ever sympathise, and that is - the determination to maintain the Empire of England.”

People Ifs Has Beens Said Country Feelings Doubt Involved Determination Appreciate England Deeper Humanitarian Consideration Empires Sentiments Mistaken Eastern Philanthropic Lordship

Author:Benjamin Disraeli

“A ready means of being cherished by the English is to adopt the simple expedient of living a long time. I have little doubt that if, say, Oscar Wilde had lived into his nineties, instead of dying in his forties, he would have been considered a benign, distinguished figure suitable to preside at a school prize-giving or to instruct and exhort scout masters at their jamborees. He might even have been knighted.”

Source: The Very Best of Malcolm Muggeridge

“If you want to swim across the English Channel from England to France - you have to leave your doubt on the beach in England.”

Ifs Want Doubt England France Beach Swim

Author:Lewis Gordon