May 31, 2025

[On Anthony Eden] He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–1990), British journalist, Tread Softly (1966), Jay p.268

How often do you wonder whether you are boring your listeners? Is that wondering often enough?

That remark is the best evidence I can find of what deserves to be known as an “English mugging”!