There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.
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We believe in freedom. So does God. I am not a dictator. He is. I am not a barbarian. He is. And he is. They all are. I possess moral authority. You see this fist This is my moral authority.Harold Pinter
I think the world is going down the drain if we're not very careful, ... It's a very dangerous world as we all know, and I don't think this country (Britain) is helping at all.
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I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.
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No matter how you look at it, all the emotions connected with love are not really immortal like all other passions in life, they are bound to fade at some point. The trick is to convert love into some lasting friendship that overcomes the fading passion.
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The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.
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I believe an international criminal court is very much to be desired.
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