I think the reason why people love 'Downton Abbey' is because all the characters are given the same weight. Some are nice, some are not, but it has nothing to do with class or oppressors versus the oppressed.
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JULIAN CASTRO Braque was like some hilltop castle that Picasso was constantly besieging. He invests it, bombards i... JULIAN BARNES She found him propped against a wall, clearly very severely injured. JULIAN SMITH I just wanted to make sure that the team didn't feel like, 'Oh, woe is me' after last week. That's w... JULIAN PETERSON Daily life is better when it involves interactions with real people who have a personal investment i... JULIAN BAGGINI Do we tend to recall the most important parts of a novel or those that speak most directly to us, th... JULIAN BARNES Philosophy is at its most engaged when it is impure. What is being recovered from the Ancient Greek ... JULIAN BAGGINI I enjoy songwriting. It's slow-motion improvising. JULIAN CASABLANCAS You can either be informed and your own rulers, or you can be ignorant and have someone else, who is... JULIAN ASSANGE I found in investigative journalism it is always best, if you have any language skills, not to admit... JULIAN ASSANGE Most people believe, more or less, that the value of a human life is the same, irrespective of where... JULIAN BAGGINI