"In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation."
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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).
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