Stalin didn't write any memoirs. He was too secretive. He was afraid people might read them.

- Jonathan Lynn

You've only got to be in public life for about a week before you start to question if the newspapers are even giving you today's date with any accura…

- Jonathan Lynn

Being a journalist, Hacker had no particular talent for reporting facts.

- Jonathan Lynn

If people stop having secrets they stop having power.

- Jonathan Lynn