Philip Toynbee quotes

“A bomb under the West car park at Twickenham on an international day would end fascism in England for a generation.”
-- Philip Toynbee

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“Catch-22 is the greatest satirical work in English since Erewhon...remarkable... This is a book that I could wish everyone to read. It is a book which should help us feel more clearly”
-- Philip Toynbee

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“In theory, cars are fairly simple. If they don't start, it's either the fuel system or the electrical system. Teach yourself about the path of each in your engine and tracing it is fairly straightforward. But at the beginning, mastering each new system seems like an unreachable shore. The car is effectively a black box.”

“There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms.”

“We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.”

“The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation.”

“Today's younger generation is no worse than my own. We were just as ignorant and repulsive as they are, but nobody listened to us.”

“Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.”

“The Bagshaws aren't boys. They're bombs with very colorful fuses.”

“I've always thought that the most powerful weapon in the world was the bomb and that's why I gave it to my people, but I've come to the conclusion that the most powerful weapon in the world is not the bomb but it's the truth”

Source : "Wesley Snipes: The Wisdom of Wesley". Interview with Lawrence Grobel, movieline.com. August 1, 1998.

“You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.”

“I don't regret setting bombs.”

Source : Bill Ayers (2002). “Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist”, p.311, Beacon Press