Montagu
Americannoun
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Ashley Montague Francis Ashley Montagu, 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
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Charles, 1st Earl of Halifax, 1661–1715, British statesman: prime minister 1714–15.
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Lady Mary Wortley Mary Pierrepont, 1689–1762, English author.
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Charles. See (Earl of) Halifax
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Lady Mary Wortley. 1689–1762, English writer, noted for her Letters from the East (1763)
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The motto of Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944 was “Never explain, never excuse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Montagu Norman, the governor of the Bank of England for a quarter-century after World War I, lived by the maxim: “Never explain, never excuse.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
In a 1968 Psychology Today article, celebrated anthropologist Ashley Montagu incorrectly, but forcibly, argued that “it appears probable that the ordinary aggressiveness of a normal XY male is derived from his Y chromosome.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
The court heard Mr Lord, who had learning difficulties, had been walking towards his flat on the Montagu Estate at about 19:30 GMT on 20 January when he briefly said hello to the girl.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
It was in the handwriting of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
From Parson Kelly by Andrew Lang
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