I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase ‘freedom of the press’ used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.
HAROLD WILSONThere is something utterly nauseating about a system of society which pays a harlot 25 times as much as it pays its prime minister, 250 times as much as it pays its members of Parliament and 500 times as much as it pays some of its ministers of religion.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you’re out on your own.
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It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don’t have a lot of difficulty.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution …
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