Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, KSGis a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher and author. He is a non-affiliated life peer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionCriminal
Date of Birth25 August 1944
wealth chiefs
Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.
biblical wealthy has-beens
Since biblical times, and probably before, the wealthy have been envied and condemned.
accustomed among contender country deserve equal freedom given larger life theirs wealth weight
All my life, Americans have been accustomed to thinking of theirs as 'the richest, freest' country in the world. By most measurements, it was long a contender for that honor, and - among the larger countries, if equal weight were given to wealth and indices of freedom - probably did deserve to be so described.
complete exposure good job massive news smear surprise understand
Look, I understand it's a good news story, but this has been one massive smear job from A to Z and it will have a surprise ending, a complete vindication of the defendants and an exposure of their persecutors.
people policy underachieving
An overgenerous reinsurance policy for an underachieving people.
shame
I don't have any shame.
mercy asks
I never ask for mercy and seek no one's sympathy.
christian world atrocities
Perhaps the gravest under-publicized atrocity in the world is the persecution of Christians.
facts exaggerated watergate
The facts of Watergate have been wildly exaggerated.
soul republic eating
The U.S. prosecution service is eating at the soul of the American republic. It is an absolute danger to everyone.
greed opinion has-beens
Greed has been severely underestimated and denigrated - unfairly so, in my opinion.
fads governance corporate
Like all fads, corporate governance has its zealots
successful media operators
Rupert Murdoch is probably the most successful media proprietor and operator in history.
powerful exercise men
While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority group member, most would be terrified to exercise the same discretion for someone politically, financially or socially powerful.