Talk:Reginald Leeper

R. Leeper's famous hypocrisy
This fine English diplomat became infamous when he said after being informed about the death camps in Eastern Europe, "as a general rule the Jews are inclined to magnify their persecutions." (Bernard Wasserstein, Britain and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1945 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979))

To describe such an "bigoted ass" as distinguished needs much more evidence. Hesweeney (talk) 05:27, 26 February 2013 (UTC)


 * infamous? have not noticed. Who and when lambasted him?
 * famous? tend to doubt. Very few people have heard about Leeper, let alone his specific statements
 * hypocrisy? what makes you think so? Hypocrisy is when you say one thing and do another, see no evidence in case of Leeper
 * bigoted ass? well, perhaps not quite encyclopedic speak
 * distinguished? he was knighted, which in the UK, I think, stands for being distinguished

regards, --2A02:A317:2144:1A80:E121:A418:9430:E7D7 (talk) 13:25, 13 August 2022 (UTC)