I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
HAROLD WILSONThe office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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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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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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From now on, the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the Pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.
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The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.
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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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The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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The government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry out those duties.
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All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.
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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
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The cumulative effects of the economic and financial sanctions might well bring the rebellion to an end within a matter of weeks rather than months.
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