Quote of the Day

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"Thus, when the lawyers of war offer you the drink of honeyed mead in the polished skull of their slain-in-battle senior partner, you must sip politely, and smilingly promise them, in your best Queen’s English, that you will return soon with the Royal Navy gunboat and destroy their God-forsaken way of life."

- The Manolo advises the twentysomething female who is to present the paper to the gruff, grizzled, "manlymen" at a conference on the laws of war, and who wishes advice on the shoes to wear to such an event. The Manolo, he recommends the shoes and the general attitude to go with them.