"The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth."

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Source: Malcolm Bradbury (2012). “Stepping Westward”, p.172, Pan Macmillan

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Malcolm Bradbury

Novelist, Academic

Malcolm Bradbury was a British novelist and critic, known for his sharp wit and exploration of identity in works like 'The History Man'.

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