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"Money doesn't change men. It merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish, or arrogant, or greedy, the money brings it out; that's all." - Henry Ford, industrialist and anti-Semite, April 1921.

"I believe that one develops an ability to ignore," Markus Wolf, former Stasi spy chief, 25 November 1991, interview with Time magazine.

"I've found, during my admittedly limited experience in political reporting, that power & honesty very rarely coincide." - Hunter S Thompson, journalist, letter to Garry Wills, 17 October 1973.

“The case against Clevinger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with," - Joseph Heller, Catch-22.

"The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it," - Josef Mengele, Nazi death camp doctor, as remembered by Holocaust survivor Marc Berkowitz.

"Yoga will help us fight the coronavirus. It gives us the confidence to face troubles and win over them," - Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister, 21 June 2020.

"That corrupt motherfucker," - Barrack Obama, reaction to reports that Donald Trump was speaking to foreign leaders during the 2016 election campaign.

"I know you're disappointed in me but what can I do? I'm busy and can't write often." - Joseph Stalin, writing to his mother.

“No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands.” - Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, comments allegedly made during a discussion on how to handle the pandemic, October 2020.

"In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman." - Margaret Thatcher, 20 May 1965, speech at the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds Conference.