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I used to think that the British press were particularly awful to Cherie Blair. I think Blair's foreign policy was a complete disaster, but the British press, when they wanted to explain why Blair took unexpected moves, they did create Cherie as the power behind the throne.
— Mary Beard
Tags: disaster, unexpected, think, power

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I was not much good as a waitress.
— Mary Beard
Tags: much, good
You always regret upsetting people needlessly.
— Mary Beard
Tags: always, regret, people, you
What interests me is the idea that classics is actually quite democratic. It isn't only the toff, upper-class subject it's often thought to be. Every generation enjoys rediscovering it.
— Mary Beard
Tags: thought, only, generation, me
What politicians do is they never get the rhetoric wrong, and the price they pay is they don't speak the truth as they see it. Now, I will speak truth as I see it, and sometimes I don't get the rhetoric right. I think that's a fair trade-off.
— Mary Beard
Tags: will, never, think, truth
When it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice.
— Mary Beard
Tags: years, practice, culture, women
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