Quotation by David Mellor

The tabloids are like animals, with their own behavioural patterns. There's no point in complaining about them, any more than complaining that lions might eat you.
David Mellor (b. 1949), British Conservative politician. Independent (London, Nov. 3, 1992).

Mellor was forced to resign his government position in 1992, largely as a result of pressure from the British press.
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