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It's a bit like comparing plum pudding to caviar.
Lord Hailsham, former Lord Chancellor, asked whether he thought John Major was like Margaret Thatcher, but omitting to say which was which
You might well ask why the dung beetle is included in the endangered species list. But the Environment Department says it should go on the list and so it goes on the list. That does not mean that if one comes across a dung beetle one has to be nice to it.
Lord Ferrers, minister for the environment and countryside
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