Charity is a cold grey loveless thing.
CLEMENT ATTLEEIf a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.
More Clement Attlee Quotes
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The press lives on disaster.
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The ordinary citizen is allowed to hear and think only as the rulers decree.
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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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A Tory minister can sleep in ten different women’s beds in a week.
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A period of silence on your part would be welcome.
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In a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures.
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Can’t publish. Don’t rhyme, don’t scan.
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No social system will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.
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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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Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
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Man’s material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.
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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.
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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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It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.
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You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt
CLEMENT ATTLEE






