"I'm often amazed at the way politicians – who spend hours poring over opinion poll results in a desperate attempt to discover what the public thinks – are certain they know precisely what God's views are on everything."
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"Don't try and drag God in by the back door" The Guardian (27 June 1998), p. 38
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Simon Hoggart
Simon Hoggart (26 May 1946 - 5 January, 2014) was a British journalist and broadcaster.
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