Englishmen – Quotes

Every Englishman abroad, until

Every Englishman abroad, until it is proved to the contrary, likes to consider himself a traveller and not a tourist. Evelyn Waugh

You never find an

You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course. Evelyn Waugh

Virtually the entire inflow was therefore Asiatic, and all but three or four thousand of that inflow originated from the Indian subcontinent… It is by ‘black Power’ that the headlines are caught, and under the shape of the negro that the consequences for Britain of immigration and what is miscalled ‘race’ are popularly depicted. Yet … Read more

In England The Day

In England The Day After, though unpopular with viewers, seems to have confirmed the average Englishman’s mindless prejudice against Kansas. Shortly after the film portrayed that state being turned into an overused barbecue pit by nuclear weapons, support for British nuclear weapons rose a full percentage point. Emmett Tyrrell

Some Englishmen, of whom

Some Englishmen, of whom Kitchener was chief, believed that a rebellion of Arabs against Turks would enable England, while fighting Germany, simultaneously to defeat Turkey. Their knowledge of the nature and power and country of the Arabic-speaking peoples made them think that the issue of such a rebellion would be happy: and indicated its character … Read more

An Englishman will take

An Englishman will take you into a large room, beautifully proportioned, and will point out to you that it is white- all over white- and somebody will say what exquisite taste. You know in your own mind, in your own soul, that it is not taste at all˘that is the want of taste˘that is mere … Read more

The Englishman foxtrots as

The Englishman foxtrots as he fox-hunts, with all his being, through thickets, through ditches, over hedges, through chiffons, through waiters, over saxophones, to the victorious finish; and who goes home depends on how many the ambulance will accommodate. Edna St. Vincent Millay

The doctrine of the

The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman. Edmund Barton

It is not that

It is not that the Englishman can’t feel-it is that he is afraid to feel. He has been taught at his public school that feeling is bad form. He must not express great joy or sorrow, or even open his mouth too wide when he talks-his pipe might fall out if he did. E. M. … Read more

…the true spirit of

…the true spirit of gastronomic joylessness. Porridge fills the Englishman up, and prunes clear him out. E. M. Forster