Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury Quote

The present Colonial Secretary has been too clever by half [...] I believe he is a very fine bridge player. It is not considered immoral, or even bad form to outwit one's opponents at bridge. It almost seems to me as if the Colonial Secretary, when he abandoned the sphere of bridge for the sphere of politics, brought his bridge technique with him.


Labour Party Conference, Scarborough, 3 Oct 60


The present Colonial Secretary has been too clever by half [...] I believe he is a very fine bridge player. It is not considered immoral, or even bad ...

The present Colonial Secretary has been too clever by half [...] I believe he is a very fine bridge player. It is not considered immoral, or even bad ...

The present Colonial Secretary has been too clever by half [...] I believe he is a very fine bridge player. It is not considered immoral, or even bad ...

The present Colonial Secretary has been too clever by half [...] I believe he is a very fine bridge player. It is not considered immoral, or even bad ...