Anthony Sampson

Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson (3 August 1926 – 18 December 2004) was a British writer and journalist; he was also a founding member of the (defunct) Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Quotes

Anatomy of Britain Today (1965)

• In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.
  • Chapter 9.

• Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble.
  • Chapter 2.

• Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as "Call Me God") to KCMG ("Kindly Call Me God") to GCMG ("God Calls Me God").
  • Chapter 18.

External links

• Anthony Sampson (obituary) John Smith, The Guardian, 21 December 2004.
• Who runs this place? By Anthony Sampson, The Guardian, March 28 2004.