Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell.(Review)

Contemporary Review | May 1, 1999| | Copyright

Simon Heffer. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. [pounds]25.00. 1024 pages. ISBN 0-297-84286-2.

Enoch Powell will remain one of the most fascinating politicians of the late twentieth century for one overriding fact. He took upon himself the role of prophet. Like most prophets there was more than a hint of self-indulgence and vanity. From an early age Enoch Powell had been told he was clever and he believed those who told him so. But a prophet he was because he looked honestly into certain situations, set them against his knowledge of history and human nature, and reached conclusions that ...

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