MICHAEL OAKESHOTT
January/February 2014
'Good writing, like clear thinking, is very hard to teach or to learn. If the writer has something to say, the words come naturally; if not, no amount of instruction will help.'
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April 2013
Our Prime Minister's Anglican attitudes are as valuable to the Conservative party as they are to the nation
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December 2010
The head of the Peterhouse historical school was concerned with finding a British national identity based on truth and Christian commitment
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