Anthony Sampson

Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson (3 August 1926 – 18 December 2004) was a British writer and journalist; he was also a founding member of the (defunct) Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Anatomy of Britain Today (1965)

 * In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.
 * Chapter 9.


 * Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble.
 * Chapter 2.


 * Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as "Call Me God") to KCMG ("Kindly Call Me God") to GCMG ("God Calls Me God").
 * Chapter 18.