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> # He's the sort of person who 200 years ago would have died aged 30 leading a cavalry charge into a volcano.

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## More from Boris Johnson

1. > Boris Johnson \[is\] known as the thinking man's idiot.

[Permalink to quote \#82](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/82/ "Permalink to quote 82")
2. > Boris Johnson, people always ask me the same question, they say, 'Is Boris a very very clever man pretending to be an idiot?' And I always say, 'No.'

[Permalink to quote \#84](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/84/ "Permalink to quote 84")
3. > He may seem like a lovable buffoon but you know he wouldn't hesitate to line you all up against a wall and have you shot.

[Permalink to quote \#81](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/81/ "Permalink to quote 81")

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