I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
CLEMENT ATTLEEThere is a denial of the value of the individual.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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We have absolutely abandoned any idea of nationalist loyalty.
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A Labour minister gets it in the neck if he looks at his neighbour’s wife over the garden fence.
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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days
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Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.
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I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.
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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.
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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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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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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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The individual is sacrificed to the idol of the German Leader, German State or the German race.
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If the money wasted on arms could be used to help the less developed nations, that would probably be a greater blow against the Communist danger than anything else.
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The press lives on disaster.
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