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September 19, 2025

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen.

Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), African politician, prime minister of Zimbabwe, in Sunday Times, 26 February 1984, Jay p.267

Do you know why God gave cricket to the English? To teach them the meaning of eternity—the time that it takes for a typical cricket match.

Mr. Mugabe got over that plan pretty quickly.

May 24, 2025

1 year ago

Alcohol is a very necessary article. It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night

January 23, 2025

2 years ago

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

January 21, 2025

2 years ago

The quality of legislation passed to deal with a problem is inversely proportional to the volume of media clamor that brought it on.

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