16th Duke of Somerset

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    The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.
    Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894–1972)

    Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practised at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)