I'd have asked him [Tony Blair] about his faith, because we were told, when journalists asked about Blair's faith, the reply was, "We don't do God here.” Well, of course, he does do God, and he reports that his actions have been put before God and confirmed, as if somehow God has signed a chit for him. (John le Carré)

I'd have asked him [Tony Blair] about his faith, because we were told, when journalists asked about Blair's faith, the reply was, "We don't do God here.” Well, of course, he does do God, and he reports that his actions have been put before God and confirmed, as if somehow God has signed a chit for him.

John le Carré

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