If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.
CLEMENT ATTLEEI believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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There is a denial of the value of the individual.
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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.
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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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I am pleased to see from the laughter on the Ministerial benches that there is no implication on their part to take Sir Oswald Mosley too seriously. It can easily be seen to-day that this idea of a dictator is gradually falling down.
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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
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The press lives on disaster.
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The real test of one’s belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one’s friends but of one’s enemies.
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I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.
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The Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.
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It’s nice to keep in touch – besides, it’s the only place in London where you can park a car.
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We are deliberately putting a world order before our loyalty to our own country.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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