Ben Aaronovitch Quotes

The British have always been madly overambitious, and from one angle it can seem like bravery, but from another it looks suspiciously like a lack of foresight.

Ben Aaronovitch

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• The British have always been madly overambitious, and from one angle it can seem like bravery, but from another it looks suspiciously like a lack of foresight.

  

  Ben Aaronovitch
  • British
  • Bravery
  • Foresight