“In the 18th century, James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, and Richard Arkwright pioneered the water-propelled spinning frame which led to the mass production of cotton. This was truly revolutionary. The cotton manufacturers created a whole new class of people – the urban proletariat. The structure of society itself would never be the same.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“The latest research has revealed that women have a higher IQ than men.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“Truth comes to us mediated by human love.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“The latest research has revealed that women have a higher IQ than men.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability.”
— A. N. Wilson
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“I had lost faith in biography.”
— A. N. Wilson
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