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01c. 1981 AD

I think I give the impression of being a romantic, and I think inside I'm quite severe. But some might say they had the opposite impression of me.

Tom Stoppard / quote

02c. 1981 AD

When Auden said his poetry didn't save one Jew from the gas chamber, he'd said it all.

Tom Stoppard / quote

03c. 1981 AD

Chekhov was capable of casually tossing off deplorable comments in his letters, combined with a very modern anger against anti-Semitism.

Tom Stoppard / quote

04c. 1981 AD

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

Tom Stoppard / quote

05c. 1981 AD

What is the society we wish to protect? Is it the society of complete surveillance for the commonwealth? Is this the wealth we seek to have in common - optimal security at the cost of maximal surveillance?

Tom Stoppard / quote

06c. 1981 AD

That I have the right to express myself freely at all times in all circumstances entails the idea that free speech is a 'basic human right' possessed by each individual, and, as such, trumps the interests of the society or group, including my neighbour.

Tom Stoppard / quote