We now give more serious weight to the words of a country's poets than to the words of its politicians - though we know the latter may interfere more drastically with our lives. (Ted Hughes)

We now give more serious weight to the words of a country's poets than to the words of its politicians - though we know the latter may interfere more drastically with our lives.

Ted Hughes

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