The Trouble with Nowadays A Curmudgeon Strikes Back |
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Author:
| Amory, Cleveland |
ISBN: | 978-0-345-29720-4 |
Publication Date: | May 1981 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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A Crusty Curmudgeon and Charter Member of The Society to Put Things Back The Way They Were, bestselling author Cleveland Amory offers the last word on everything that has made a shambles out of modern life. Servants- "I have often wondered where all the good, old-fashioned servants have gone. They must be somewhere, they couldn't have
all died."
The Government- "The only difference between the Republicans and the Democrats is that...
More Description A Crusty Curmudgeon and Charter Member of The Society to Put Things Back The Way They Were, bestselling author Cleveland Amory offers the last word on everything that has made a shambles out of modern life.
Servants- "I have often wondered where all the good, old-fashioned servants have gone. They must be somewhere, they couldn't have all died."
The Government- "The only difference between the Republicans and the Democrats is that the Republicans are socialists and the Democrats are communists."
Women- "The day I put 'Ms.' on a letter of mine, it'll be either to someone else's mistress or the Bureau of Msing Persons."
Children- "Remember, children are, no matter how much we detest them, the you and me of tomorrow."
Foreign Affairs- "Every damn president since I can remember has been so in love with foreign policy that they're just like a schoolboy with a new girl."
Religion- "Nowadays Sunday is just one more excuse to do whatever you damn please."