Quote#Hope
You cannot hope
Quote byHumbert Wolfe · 1885–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Over the Fire", from The Uncelestial City (London: Victor Gollancz, 1930) p. 30..
English (original)
You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! the British journalist.But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there's no occasion to.
— Humbert Wolfe
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