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Radio 4,04 Mar 2016,10 mins

The Love of Honours

A Point of View

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Adam Gopnik reflects on our age old love of honours and prizes in every walk of life. "We want honours not to prevent others from having them but to hold them ourselves. People kill each other for power; but they merely ridicule each other for prizes." Producer: Sheila Cook.

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