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Eric Ambler Quotes

English writer (1909–1998)

Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English novelist and screenwriter who wrote thrillers, often featuring spies, international criminals, or "stateless" protagonists who were not acknowledged as citizens by any country. His protagonists were typically ordinary people.

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Alternative Names: Eric Clifford Ambler

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Power is for the powerful. Let power fall into the hands of the weak and the rest is tyranny.

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